Iyeyasu
or I·e·ya·su
To·ku·ga·wa [taw-koo-gah-wah], /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/, 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
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When virtual dictator of Japan, Iyeyasu was seen smoothing out an old silk kakama.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeIn the following year, 1616, Iyeyasu fell ill and died at the age of seventy-five.
Japan | VariousIyeyasu, though of indomitable courage in war, was a man of gentle methods.
Japan | VariousHowever that may be, Iyeyasu decided to persecute the Christians vigorously, if possible without losing the foreign trade.
The Problem of China | Bertrand RussellWe should have stories of Iyeyasu and Hideyoshi, written from the ground up for the photoplay theatre.
The Art Of The Moving Picture | Vachel Lindsay
British Dictionary definitions for Iyeyasu
Ieyasu
/ (ˌiːjeɪˈjɑːsuː) /
Tokugawa (ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə). 1542–1616, Japanese general and statesman; founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867)
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