Iyeyasu

American  

[ee-ye-yah-soo] / ˈi yɛˈyɑ su /

Or Ieyasu

noun

1. Tokugawa 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.

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Iyeyasu British  

/ ˌiːjeɪˈjɑːsuː /

noun

1. Tokugawa (ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə). 1542–1616, Japanese general and statesman; founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867)

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Example Sentences

The selection of Yedo by Iyeyasu as the site of the new Shogunate created a political situation like that of Kamakura by Yoritomo.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

Ordering up the reserves, and bidding the drummers and conch-blowers to sound their most inspiriting appeal, Iyeyasu gave order for the whole army to charge.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Many historians ascribed it solely to the individual exertion of Iyeyasu, that learning had been revived since the beginning of the seventeenth century.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro

The army of Iyeyasu, while far weaker, had but one leader, and was inspired by a single purpose.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Ise-monogatari, 261 Italian cities, 226 Italians, 261, 350 Italy, 285 Iwaki, province, 104 Iwami, province, 305 Iwashiro, province, 104 Iyeyasu, Tokugawa, 267, 281ff.,

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro