Notable People · 1543–1616
Tokugawa Ieyasu — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 31 January 1543 · Died: 1 June 1616 · Age at death: 73
How old was Tokugawa Ieyasu when he died?
Tokugawa Ieyasu died aged 73. He was born on 31 January 1543 and died on 1 June 1616.
Founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan
Did you know?He spent much of his childhood as a hostage of rival clans before eventually rising to unify the entire country.
Tokugawa Ieyasu (born Matsudaira Takechiyo; January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
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- Age at death
- 73
- Years since death
- 410
- Born
- January 31, 1543 · Okazaki Castle, Japan
- Died
- June 1, 1616
- Cause of death
- Stomach cancer
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Known for
- Notable People
Family
- Father
- Matsudaira Hirotada
- Mother
- Odai no kata
- Spouses
- Asahihime, Chaa no Tsubone, Chōshō-in, Fushoin, Kame no kata, Lady Acha, Lady Saigō, Okaji no Kata, Rengein, Ryoūn-in, Sanjōshi, Seiei-in
- Children
- Furi-hime, Ichi-hime, Kame-hime, Mate-hime, Matsudaira Matsuchiyo, Matsudaira Nobuyasu, Matsudaira Senchiyo, Matsudaira Tadateru, Matsudaira Tadayoshi, Matsuhime, Nagami Sadachika, Suzuki Ichizō
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