Tokugawa Ieharu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Tokugawa.
Senior First Rank
Tokugawa Ieharu
徳川 家治
Shōgun
In office
31 October 1760 – 25 June 1786
Monarchs
Preceded byTokugawa Ieshige
Succeeded byTokugawa Ienari
Personal details
Born(1737-06-20)20 June 1737
Edo, Tokugawa shogunate
(now Tokyo, Japan)
Died17 September 1786(1786-09-17) (aged 49)
Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka, Tokugawa shogunate
Signature

Tokugawa Ieharu (Japanese: 徳川 家治 20 June 1737 – 17 September 1786) was the tenth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, and held office from 1760 to 1786.

His childhood name was Takechiyo (竹千代).

Ieharu died in 1786. He was given the Buddhist name Shunmyoin and buried at Kan'ei-ji.

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