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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

1646 - 1709

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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (徳川 綱吉, February 23, 1646 – February 19, 1709) was the fifth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tsunayoshi is known for instituting animal protection laws, particularly for dogs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi has received more than 388,689 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is the 3,728th most popular politician (down from 3,467th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Japan (down from 173rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Japanese Politician.

Tokugawa tsunayoshi is most famous for his role in the ōnin war. He was a samurai from the tokugawa clan and was known for his bravery. He was the son of tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the tokugawa shogunate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 3,728 out of 15,577. Before him are Thein Sein, Procopius, Al-Aziz Uthman, Radomir Putnik, Mathieu Kérékou, and Ma Teng. After him are Emperor Xianzong of Tang, King You of Zhou, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Catherine of Navarre, Alberto Fernández, and Memnon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 8. Before him are Christian V of Denmark, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, John Flamsteed, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, and Antoine Galland. After him are Maria Francisca of Savoy, Godfrey Kneller, Hortense Mancini, Charles Plumier, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert. Among people deceased in 1709, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 6. Before him are Ivan Mazepa, Andrea Pozzo, Giuseppe Torelli, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Meindert Hobbema. After him are François Louis, Prince of Conti, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and François de la Chaise.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 195 out of 6,048. Before him are Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Emperor Kenzō (450), Shoko Asahara (1955), Emperor Seimu (83), Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935), and Shohei Imamura (1926). After him are Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Kawakami Gensai (1834), D. T. Suzuki (1870), Masao Nozawa (null), Katsura Tarō (1848), and Mori Ōgai (1862).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 74. Before him are Takahito, Prince Mikasa (1915), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Jiroemon Kimura (1897), Emperor Kenzō (450), Emperor Seimu (83), and Masahito, Prince Hitachi (1935). After him are Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Chūai (149), Empress Jingū (169), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Ankō (401), and Ashikaga Takauji (1305).

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