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Tokugawa clan

The Tokugawa clan (徳川氏, Tokugawa-shi, Tokugawa-uji; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: [to.kɯꜜ.ɡa.wa, -ŋa.wa, -kɯ.ɡa.waꜜ.ɕi, -ŋa.waꜜ-]) is a Japanese samurai clan and…

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Cadet branches
Gosanke: Owari-Tokugawa family Kishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family Mito-Tokugawa family Matsudo-Tokugawa fami… · Owari-Tokugawa family · Kishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family · Tayasu family · Hitotsubashi family
Current head
Iehiro Tokugawa
Final ruler
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Founder
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founding year
1567
Home province
Mikawa

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Tokugawa clan

Nodes172
Edges171
Triples47
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011628
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Tokugawa clan

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related to Symbol · 14
Tokugawa clan → Aichi Prefecture, Although Emperor Go-Yōzei, Asarum, Higashikamo District, Ieyasu, Japan, Japanese, Kamo, Matsudaira, Minamoto, The, The Tokugawa's, Tokugawa, Yatagarasu
Cadet branches · 9
Tokugawa clan → Gosanke: Owari-Tokugawa family Kishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family Mito-Tokugawa family Matsudo-Tokugawa fami…, Hitotsubashi family, Kishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family, Matsudo-Tokugawa family, Mito-Tokugawa family Matsudo-Tokugawa family Tokugawa Yoshinobu family, Owari-Tokugawa family, Shimizu family, Tayasu family, Tokugawa Yoshinobu family
see also · 6
Tokugawa clan → Imperial House, Japan, Matsudaira, Minamoto, Nitta, Tokugawa
Parent house · 3
Tokugawa clan → Matsudaira clan, Minamoto clan, Nitta clan (Via a female member via marriage)
Ruled until · 2
Tokugawa clan → 1868 (abolition of the shogunate), 1871 (abolition of the han system)
Current head · 1
Tokugawa clan → Iehiro Tokugawa
Final ruler · 1
Tokugawa clan → Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Founder · 1
Tokugawa clan → Tokugawa Ieyasu
Founding year · 1
Tokugawa clan → 1567
Home province · 1
Tokugawa clan → Mikawa

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clan tokugawa matsudaira minamoto family ieyasu nitta period mikawa japan province edo descended history tsunenari emperor gosankyō symbol also imperial

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Tokugawa clanCadet branchesGosanke: Owari-Tokugawa family Kishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family Mito-Tokugawa family Matsudo-Tokugawa fami…1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesOwari-Tokugawa family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesKishū-Tokugawa family, with 3 cadet branches Gosankyō: Tayasu family Hitotsubashi family Shimizu family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesTayasu family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesHitotsubashi family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesShimizu family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesMito-Tokugawa family Matsudo-Tokugawa family Tokugawa Yoshinobu family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesMatsudo-Tokugawa family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCadet branchesTokugawa Yoshinobu family1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanCurrent headIehiro Tokugawa1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanFinal rulerTokugawa Yoshinobu1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanFounderTokugawa Ieyasu1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanFounding year15671.00infobox
Tokugawa clanHome provinceMikawa1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanParent houseMinamoto clan1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanParent houseNitta clan (Via a female member via marriage)1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanParent houseMatsudaira clan1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanRuled until1868 (abolition of the shogunate)1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanRuled until1871 (abolition of the han system)1.00infobox
Tokugawa clanTitlesVarious1.00infobox

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