Tokugawa Iemitsu Historical Figure Nationality: Japan Date of Birth: 1604 Date of Death: 1651 Occupation: Shogun Parents: Tokugawa Hidetada Relatives: Tokugawa Ieyasu (grandfather), Tokugawa Tadanaga (brother) Appearances: 1632 series POD: May, 1631 Appearance(s): Grantville Gazette XVIII Type of Appearance: Referenced

Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光 August 12, 1604 — June 8, 1651) was the third Shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Iemitsu ruled from 1623 to 1651. It was during Iemitu's reign that Japan initiated its anti-European policies that essentially isolated Japan from the rest of the world.

Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1632Edit

Tokugawa Iemitsu was the Shogun of Japan when Grantville arrived in the past. In the original timeline, Iemitsu ordered his brother Tadanaga to commit suicide somewhere between 1633 and 1634. However, when that fateful moment arrived, Tadanaga was found to be missing. It was suspected that either Tadanaga had learned his destiny from an up-time source and fled for his life, or he was simply executed "early".

After learning of the Shimabara Rebellion, he exiled twenty thousand Japanese Christians to start a colony in California, much as the British had done with Australia in the OTL.^[1]

NoteEdit

The mention of Tokugawa Iemitsu and of his brother's disappearance was edited out of 1636: The Kremlin Games. It can be assumed that Tadanaga was still missing on the "original" date of his forced suicide.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ This event has been mentioned as something that is likely to appear in a planned book in the 1632 series and/or as being part of the general outline for that series. However, it has not yet been written about.

Political offices (OTL)
Preceded by Tokugawa Hidetada	Edo Shogun 1623-1651	Succeeded by Tokugawa Ietsuna