Tokugawa Shogunate

TOKUGAWA

SHÔGUNATE

#	Shôgun	Life	Reign	House
1	Ieyasu	1543-1616	1603-1605	Main
2	Hidetada	1574-1632	1605-1623	Main
3	Iemitsu	1604-1651	1623-1651	Main
4	Ietsuna	1641-1680	1651-1680	Main
5	Tsunayoshi	1646-1709	1680-1709	Main
6	Ienobu	1622-1712	1709-1712	Main
7	Ietsugu	1709-1716	1713-1716	Main
8	Yoshimune	1684-1751	1716-1745	Kii
9	Ieshige	1711-1761	1745-1760	Kii
10	Ieharu	1737-1786	1760-1786	Kii
11	Ienari	1773-1841	1787-1837	Hitotsubashi
12	Ieyoshi	1793-1853	1837-1853	Hitotsubashi
13	Iesada	1824-1854	1853-1858	Hitotsubashi
14	Iemochi	1846-1866	1846-1866	Hitotsubashi
15	Yoshinobu	1837-1913	1866-1867	Mito

Note on Houses: After founding the Tokugawa shôgunate, Ieyasu established three houses that would offer heirs in the event that the main Tokugawa line was unable to furnish one. These included the Kii, Mito, and Owari, known as gosanke. By the late 18th century, three branch families would be established. Known as the gosankyô, these included the Hitotsubashi, Shimizu, and Tayasu. The Hitotsubashi and Tayasu were founded by sons of Tokugawa Yoshimune; the Shimizu family was founded by Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, a son of shôgun Ieshige. The gosankyô held no fiefs of their own (though they were afforded a sizable yearly income) and were served by hatamoto, direct retainers of the shôgunate. They were, however, eligble to provide heirs to the shôgunate. The last shôgun, Yoshimune, was born into the Mito house but was adopted into the Hitotsubashi in 1847. The Owari Tokugawa, established by Ieyasu's 7th son, Yoshinao, was never called upon to provide an heir to the shôgunate.