Tokugawa Ieyasu's rise and the founding of the Tokugawa shogunate (1560–1615)

1. Okehazama breaks Imagawa power balance

   Jun 12, 1560Labels: Oda Nobunaga, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu

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   • Okehazama

2. Ieyasu forms alliance with Oda Nobunaga

   Jan 1, 1562Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobunaga

   • Kiyosu
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3. Imperial court recognizes the Tokugawa name

   Jan 1, 1566Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Imperial court

   • Tokugawa Clan
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4. Takeda defeats Ieyasu at Mikatagahara

   Jan 25, 1573Labels: Takeda Shingen, Tokugawa Ieyasu

   • Mikatagahara
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5. Oda–Tokugawa victory at Nagashino weakens Takeda

   Jun 28, 1575Labels: Oda Tokugawa, Takeda Katsuyori

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   • Nagashino

6. Ieyasu relocates to the Kantō and enters Edo

   Aug 1, 1590Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Edo Castle

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7. Hideyoshi’s death triggers a new power struggle

   Sep 18, 1598Labels: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu

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   • Ieyasu

8. Battle of Sekigahara makes Ieyasu dominant

   Oct 21, 1600Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Battle of

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   • Sekigahara

9. Ieyasu receives the title of shogun

   Mar 24, 1603Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Emperor Go-Y

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10. Ieyasu abdicates as shogun to secure succession

    Jan 1, 1605Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Hidetada

    • Ieyasu
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11. Winter Siege of Osaka begins against Toyotomi

    Nov 19, 1614Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyori

    • Osaka Siege
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12. Battle of Tennōji ends the Toyotomi line

    Jun 3, 1615Labels: Tokugawa forces, Toyotomi

    • Tenn ji
    • Osaka Siege

13. Buke Shohatto reinforces Tokugawa control of daimyō

    Jul 1, 1615Labels: Buke Shohatto, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Buke Shohatto
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14. Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu marks consolidation’s endpoint

    Jun 1, 1616Labels: Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa shogunate

    • Britannica
    • Ieyasu