- a variation of Iyeyasu.
Ieyasu
Britishnoun
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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
Ieyasu prohibited daimyos from forming alliances, including marriages, without his approval.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
What did the samurai Tokugawa Ieyasu do to protect Japan from the effects of what he considered dangerous foreign ideas?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
In 1639, Ieyasu prohibited the entry of the Portuguese.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Ieyasu thanked him warmly and said: “That were indeed great luck.”
From Japan by David Murray
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