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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 429,089 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Tokugawa Tsunayoshi is the 3,616th most popular politician (up from 3,718th in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from Japan and the 70th 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 3,616 out of 19,576. Before him are Munmu of Silla, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Sverre of Norway, Rama III, Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Mohamed Farrah Aidid. After him are Shamshi-Adad V, Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Emperor Houshao of Han, William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Wied, Prince of Albania, and Yisrael Kristal.

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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, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Antoine Galland, and John Flamsteed. After him are Godfrey Kneller, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Hortense Mancini, Alexandre Exquemelin, Charles Plumier, and Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1709, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 5. Before him are Ivan Mazepa, Giuseppe Torelli, Meindert Hobbema, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are François Louis, Prince of Conti, Andrea Pozzo, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, François de la Chaise, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 194 out of 6,245. Before him are Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Nagisa Oshima (1932), Emperor Antoku (1178), Kitarō (1953), and Ashikaga Takauji (1305). After him are Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Mori Ōgai (1862), Hiroaki Sato (1932), Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212), and Shoichi Yokoi (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi ranks 70. Before him are Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), Emperor Antoku (1178), and Ashikaga Takauji (1305). After him are Emperor Go-Horikawa (1212), Empress Genshō (680), Yukio Hatoyama (1947), Emperor Buretsu (489), Emperor Richū (336), and Terauchi Masatake (1852).

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