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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

1646 - 1709

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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (徳川 綱吉; 23 February 1646 – 19 February 1709) was the fifth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tsunayoshi is known for instituting animal welfare laws, particularly for dogs. This earned him the nickname of "the dog Shogun" (Inu-Kubō 犬公方: Inu=Dog, Kubō=formal title of Shogun). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is the 4,034th most popular politician (down from 3,616th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Japan (down from 194th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Japanese Politician.

Tokugawa tsunayoshi is most famous for his role in the ōnin war. He was a samurai from the tokugawa clan and was known for his bravery. He was the son of tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the tokugawa shogunate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 4,034 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Berchtold, Nakşidil Sultan, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Vitold Fokin, Boris Shcherbina, and Philip I, Prince of Taranto. After him are Gustavo Petro, Violet Jessop, Hilderic, Alaungpaya, Netjerkare Siptah, and Yusef of Morocco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 8. Before him are Christian V of Denmark, Ismail Ibn Sharif, John Flamsteed, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Antoine Galland, and Jules Hardouin-Mansart. After him are Godfrey Kneller, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Hortense Mancini, Charles Plumier, Alexandre Exquemelin, and Paul Hermann. Among people deceased in 1709, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 5. Before him are Ivan Mazepa, Andrea Pozzo, Giuseppe Torelli, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Meindert Hobbema, François Louis, Prince of Conti, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, François de la Chaise, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 229 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshio Okada (1926), Hifuyo Uchida (null), Tadao Takayama (1904), Yozo Aoki (1929), Waichiro Omura (1933), and Empress Kōjun (1903). After him are Ishikawa Goemon (1558), Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Takashi Kano (1920), Emperor Kenzō (450), and Ken Takakura (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 71. Before him are Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Emperor Richū (336), Emperor Kaika (-208), Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), and Taira no Kiyomori (1118). After him are Emperor Seimu (83), Emperor Go-Mizunoo (1596), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Shōkō (1401), Emperor Seinei (444), and Emperor Hanzei (336).

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