Tokugawa Ieyasu (23 dic 1600 anni – 23 dic 1616 anni)

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Tokugawa Ieyasu: completed unification of Japan

1600: defeated rivals at the Battle of Sekigahara

Earned respect: became the sole ruler (shogun)

Moved the capital of Japan to Edo, a small fishing village (became Tokyo)

Tamed daimyo through "alternate attendance policy" & other restrictions
- alternate attendance policy = daimyo were required to spend alternate years at their home capitals or at the shogun's court in Edo

Rule of law > rule of sword: restoring centralized government

Founded Tokugawa Shogunate (lasted until 1867)

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