Name↕ | Shogunate↕ | Reign Start↕ | Reign End↕ | Notable For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minamoto no Yoritomo | Kamakura | 1192 | 1199 | First shogun, founded Kamakura shogunate |
Minamoto no Yoriie | Kamakura | 1202 | 1203 | Second Kamakura shogun, deposed |
Minamoto no Sanetomo | Kamakura | 1203 | 1219 | Poet shogun, assassinated |
Ashikaga Takauji | Ashikaga (Muromachi) | 1338 | 1358 | Founded Ashikaga shogunate |
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu | Ashikaga (Muromachi) | 1368 | 1394 | Built Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) |
Ashikaga Yoshimasa | Ashikaga (Muromachi) | 1449 | 1473 | Built Ginkaku-ji, Onin War began |
Ashikaga Yoshiaki | Ashikaga (Muromachi) | 1568 | 1573 | Last Ashikaga shogun, deposed by Nobunaga |
Tokugawa Ieyasu | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1603 | 1605 | Founded Tokugawa shogunate after Sekigahara |
Tokugawa Hidetada | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1605 | 1623 | Consolidated Tokugawa power |
Tokugawa Iemitsu | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1623 | 1651 | Closed Japan (sakoku policy) |
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1680 | 1709 | Dog shogun, Genroku era culture |
Tokugawa Yoshimune | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1716 | 1745 | Kyoho reforms |
Tokugawa Ienari | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1787 | 1837 | Longest-reigning Tokugawa shogun |
Tokugawa Iesada | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1853 | 1858 | Reigned during Perry's arrival |
Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Tokugawa (Edo) | 1866 | 1867 | Last shogun, resigned at Meiji Restoration |
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