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. He is known for instituting draconian animal protection law, particularly for dogs. This earned him the nickname of "dog shogun". (more)
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Genres: politics, physics, science
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Tokugawa Ietsuna:
Tokugawa Ietsuna was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Asano Naganori:
was the daimyo of the Akō Domain in Japan (1675 - 1701). His title was Takumi no Kami (内匠頭). He is known as the person who triggered a series of incidents retold in a story known as Chushingura, one of the favourite themes of kabuki, joruri and Japan
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Tokugawa Ienobu:
Tokugawa Ienobu (June 11, 1662-November 12, 1712) was the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Ie
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Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu:
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu (1658 - 1714) was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who served as an official in the Tokugawa shogunate. He served Tokugawa Tsunayoshi from an early age, becoming his wakashu and eventually rising to the position of soba yōnin
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Hotta Masatoshi:
Hotta Masatoshi (堀田正俊) (1634-7 October 1684) was a daimyō (feudal lord) in Shimousa Province, and top government advisor and official in the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He served as rōjū (chief advisor) to Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna from 1679-80, and a
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Forty-seven Ronin:
The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin, also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the Genroku Akō incident took place in Japan at the start of the eighteenth century. The tale has been described by one noted Japanese scholar as the co
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Genroku:
Genroku was a Japanese era name after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period spanned the years from 1688 through 1704. The reigning emperor was Higashiyama-tennō. Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 415. The years of Genroku are g
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Chūshingura:
Chūshingura is the fictional account of the revenge by the Forty-seven Ronin of the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Including the early Kanadehon Chūshingura, the story has been told in kabuki, bunraku, stage plays, films, novels, television s
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Tenna:
Tenna was a Japanese era name after Enpō and before Jōkyō. This period spanned the years from 1681 through 1684. The reigning emperor was Reigen-tennō.
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Engelbert Kaempfer:
Engelbert Kaempfer (September 16, 1651 - November 2, 1716) was a German naturalist, traveller and physician.
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