What was the original nature of the town where Ieyasu built his castle?
Farming Village
Trading Port
Fishing Village
Mining Village
Answer
The town of Edo was originally a small fishing village. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, chose Edo as the location for his new capital. He built a castle in Edo and began to develop the city. Over the next few centuries, Edo grew into one of the largest and most important cities in the world.
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