1 ene 1716 año - Tokugawa Yoshimune Becomes 8th Shogun

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A member of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family, Yoshimune was the great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. His mother was of such low rank she was forbidden to rear her son. One of the most forceful and capable of the 15 shoguns, Yoshimune rejected the luxurious lifestyles of his predecessors. He ate only brown rice and vegetables and wore plain clothes. He often went hunting dressed in cotton and straw sandals. Known for mixing with commoners, Yoshimune tried to free himself from the conventions that kept the shogun confined to the castle. The 8th shogun also had an academic bent: His compilation of legal precedents and support for scientific experimentation helped lead to the relaxation of the ban on Western books.

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