THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Tokugawa Ieyasu
founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1543–1616)
Tokugawa Ieyasu was born on February 10, 1543 in Kōsei-chō, Japan and died on June 1, 1616, aged 73.
Born
February 10, 1543
Tokugawa Ieyasu died aged 73.
Died: June 1, 1616
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Kōsei-chō, Japan
- Birthplace detail
- Born at Okazaki Castle
- Professions
- samurai
- Citizenship
- Japan, Tokugawa shogunate
More about Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Zodiac sign
- Aquarius
- Birth name
- 松平竹千代
Family
- Child
- Tokugawa Yorinobu
- Child
- Takeda Nobuyoshi
- Child
- Toku-hime
- Child
- Yūki Hideyasu
- Child
- Matsudaira Tadayoshi
- Spouse
- Lady Saigō
- Father
- Matsudaira Hirotada
- Partner
- Lady Saigō
- Child
- Matsudaira Tadateru
- Child
- Tokugawa Hidetada
- Child
- Matsudaira Nobuyasu
- Child
- Tokugawa Yoshinao
- Child
- Tokugawa Yorifusa
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Tokugawa Ieyasu when they died?
Tokugawa Ieyasu died aged 73.
When is Tokugawa Ieyasu’s birthday?
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s recorded birthday is February 10.
Where was Tokugawa Ieyasu born?
Tokugawa Ieyasu was born in Kōsei-chō, Japan.
What was Tokugawa Ieyasu’s name at birth?
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s recorded birth name is 松平竹千代.
When did Tokugawa Ieyasu die?
Tokugawa Ieyasu died on June 1, 1616.