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Who was the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan?

  • Oda Nobunaga

  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi

  • Matsudaira Tadamasa

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu

Answer

Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868. A brilliant military leader and politician, Ieyasu was able to unify Japan after years of civil war and establish a stable and prosperous government. Under his rule, Japan experienced a period of peace and economic growth known as the Edo period.
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