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Iyeyasu
or I·e·ya·su
[ ee-ye-yah-soo ]
noun
- To·ku·ga·wa [taw, -koo-, gah, -wah], 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
Iyeyasu
/ ˌiːjeɪˈjɑːsuː /
noun
- IyeyasuTokugawa15421616MJapaneseMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Tokugawa (ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə). 1542–1616, Japanese general and statesman; founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867)
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When virtual dictator of Japan, Iyeyasu was seen smoothing out an old silk kakama.
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In the following year, 1616, Iyeyasu fell ill and died at the age of seventy-five.
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Iyeyasu, though of indomitable courage in war, was a man of gentle methods.
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However that may be, Iyeyasu decided to persecute the Christians vigorously, if possible without losing the foreign trade.
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We should have stories of Iyeyasu and Hideyoshi, written from the ground up for the photoplay theatre.
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