Tokugawa Ieharu

Tokugawa Ieharu (Japanese徳 川 家 治; * June 20, 1737; † September 17, 1786 ), was from 1760 to 1786 the 10th shogun of the Edo period in Japan.

Journey

Tokugawa Ieharu was the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieshige. His mother was Oko, the second wife of his father. After his abdication he was 23 years old, his successor. During his tenure, the accession of Kōkaku - Tennō fell.

The samurai Yamagata Daini and the writer Fujii Umon 1767 were executed because they had, with 34 other detainees, conspiring to weaken the Bakufu and strengthen Tennō rule.

Ieharus interests were limited to wine and women, making it the councilor Tanuma Okitsugu (田 沼 意 次; 1719-88 ) from 1769 managed to take complete control of the business of government and the Shogun about significant events and disasters in the country, such as the earthquake of Sakuragira (1779 ), the prevailing famine since 1782, the eruption of Asama (浅 间 山, Shinano Province) and to let the floods of the Tonegawa (1783 ) in ignorance. Tanumas corrupt policy which, inter alia, led to a deterioration of the coins was associated with a certain liberality, the arts and sciences - could flourish - including the increased import of Dutch books. In 1784, nationwide celebrations commemorating found instead of Kūkai, the founder of the esoteric Shingon Buddhism.

Ieharus first son and designated successor Iemoto and another son died before him, so that his successor Ienari was selected from the Hitotsubashi line of the clan.

With Ieharu the decline of the Tokugawa rule began. His grave is located in the Kan'ei -ji in Ueno; him the name Shimmei -in was posthumously awarded.

Literature and sources

  • Ramming, Martin ( ed.); Japan Guide; , Berlin 1941; S 602: " Tokugawa Ieharu "
  • Berend Wispelwey (ed.): Japanese Biographical Archive; Munich 2007, ISBN 3-598-34014-1, Fiche 386
  • Carl Steenstrup; A Gustavian Swede in Tanuma Okitsugu 's Japan: marginal notes to Carl Peter Thunberg 's Travelogue; Journal of intercultural studies 6 (1979 ), S 20-42
  • Tsuji Zennosuke; Tanuma - jidai; INBK, 1980
Tokugawa clan Ueno, Tokyo Tokugawa Hidetada Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Ietsuna Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tokugawa Ienobu Tokugawa Ietsugu Tokugawa Yoshimune Tokugawa Ienari Tokugawa Ieyoshi Tokugawa Iesada Tokugawa Iemochi
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