Ieyasu
Britishnoun
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In a previous interview with The Times, Sanada discussed his admiration for Tokugawa Ieyasu, the real-life shōgun on whom Toranaga is based.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
He became a prolific presence in Japanese film and television, eventually even playing Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man on whom his “Shōgun” character is based, in the 1992 TV production “Oda Nobunaga.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024
In 1575, at the Battle of Nagashino, he and his vassal Tokugawa Ieyasu used companies of samurai armed with European guns to defeat the warriors of the Takeda clan.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Ieyasu was aware of hostile Portuguese and Spanish actions in India and the Philippines and did not intend to surrender control of Japan.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
They grew jealous of Ieyasu, because, under the existing order of things, the governors were of very minor importance.
From Japan by Murray, David
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