Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (徳川 綱吉 February 23, 1646-February 19, 1709) was the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, thus making him the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Succession Disputes (1680)

In 1680, Shogun Ietsuna died at the premature age of 39. Immediately the succession began to be decided. Sakai Tadakiyo, one of Ietsuna's most favored advisors, suggested that the succession not pass to someone of the Tokugawa line, but rather to the blood royal, favoring one of the sons of Emperor Go-Sai to become the next shogun (like during the Kamakura shogunate) but Tadakiyo was dismissed soon after.

Related Topics:
1680 - Sakai Tadakiyo - Go-Sai - Kamakura shogunate

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Hotta Masatoshi, one of the most brilliant advisors of Shogun Ietsuna's rule, was the first person to suggest that Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, as the brother of the former shogun and the son of the third, become the next shogun. Finally, in 1680, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi became the fifth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, becoming Shogun Tsunayoshi.

Related Topics:
Hotta Masatoshi - 1680

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