Tokugawa Yoshinobu

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1. When was Tokugawa Yoshinobu born?October 28, 1837
2. When did Tokugawa Yoshinobu die?November 22, 1913
3. What is the career?Shogun (1867-1868), attempted reformer, statesman
4. What is the related topics?Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa shogunate, Samurai, Japanese history
5. Who was Tokugawa Yoshinobu?Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the last shogun of Japan, born in 1837. He became shogun in 1867 and led the country during a time of big change.
6. Why did Tokugawa Yoshinobu give up his position as shogun?He resigned to stop fighting and to give power back to the emperor. He hoped this would keep the Tokugawa family from losing everything.

Shogun: The hereditary military dictator of Japan, holding supreme political power from the 12th to the 19th centuries.
Tokugawa Shogunate: The feudal military government of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu, ruling from 1603 to 1867.
Meiji Restoration: A political revolution in 1868 that restored practical imperial rule to Japan and modernized the country.
Daimyo: Feudal lords in Japan who ruled over a domain (han) under the shogunate.