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Tokugawa Yoshimune

1684 - 1751

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Tokugawa Yoshimune (徳川 吉宗; 27 November 1684 – 12 July 1751) was the eighth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Yoshimune is known for repealing the ban on Western literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tokugawa Yoshimune is the 4,857th most popular politician (down from 4,113th in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from Japan (down from 235th in 2019) and the 109th most popular Japanese Politician.

Tokugawa Yoshimune was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He is most famous for his efforts to reform the feudal system and for his support of the arts.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tokugawa Yoshimune ranks 4,857 out of 19,576. Before him are Michel Suleiman, Ernesto Cardenal, Gannicus, Emperor Go-Fukakusa, Ricardo Lagos, and Yuan Chonghuan. After him are José Sarney, Magnentius, Sun Hao, Aulus Gabinius, Gentius, and Alexander Gauland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1684, Tokugawa Yoshimune ranks 5. Before him are Catherine I of Russia, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Ludvig Holberg, and Maria Barbara Bach. After him are Francesco Durante, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Gottfried Walther, Jean Astruc, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Jean-Baptiste van Loo, and Kimpa Vita. Among people deceased in 1751, Tokugawa Yoshimune ranks 8. Before him are Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Frederick I of Sweden, William IV, Prince of Orange, Frederick, Prince of Wales, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, and Louise of Great Britain. After him are Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Leonard of Port Maurice, Christopher Polhem, Nicola Salvi, Peter Lacy, and Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tokugawa Yoshimune ranks 340 out of 6,245. Before him are Suzuki Harunobu (1725), Emperor Ankan (466), Hiroshi Kanazawa (1950), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), Kenji Tochio (1941), and Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243). After him are Hiroshi Yamauchi (1927), Haruo Arima (null), Shogo Kamo (1915), Masahiko Kimura (1917), Kōki Hirota (1878), and Kiyoo Kanda (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tokugawa Yoshimune ranks 109. Before him are Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Toba (1103), Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Ankan (466), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), and Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243). After him are Kōki Hirota (1878), Emperor Kanmu (737), Emperor Go-Uda (1267), Kōichirō Matsuura (1937), Maeda Toshiie (1538), and Inukai Tsuyoshi (1855).

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