tokugawa iesada

13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Birth name: Sachiko
She was appointed the shogun after the retirement of Ieyoshi, her father. She had a sickly and weak constitution. She falls in love with Taneatsu, her wedded consort.


She was sexually assaulted and raped by her father ever since she was young. Her mother tried to poison her several times which caused her poor health.

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  • Yunoshin Mizuno (水野 祐之進)

    Mizuno Yunoshin

    Main

    He is introduced at the age of 19 (year 1716), as the son of a hakamoto (a high-ranked samurai).He is in love with Nobu, a merchants daughter. But their love is tragic and thus he decided to enter the Inner Chambers as a page....

  • Iesada Tokugawa

    Tokugawa Iesada

    Main

    13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. Birth name: SachikoShe was appointed the shogun after the retirement of Ieyoshi, her father. She had a sickly and weak constitution. She falls in love with Taneatsu, her wedded consort. She was sexually assaulted an...

  • Yoshimune Tokugawa

    Tokugawa Yoshimune

    Main

    8th Shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate.Birth name: NobuThird daughter of Mitsusada, the second head of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family. Acceded to domain lord and then, upon the death of Ietsugu, to shogun. Regarded as the greatest shogun of the Tokug...

  • Tsunayoshi Tokugawa

    Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

    Main

    5th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.Birth name: TokukoThird daughter of Iemitsu. Took office as the shogun after the death of her older sister Ietsuna. She became known as "the Dog Shogun" due to unpopular policy mistakes in her later reign. ...

  • Tadaaki Abe (阿部 忠明)

    Abe Tadaaki

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Gyokuei (玉栄)

    Gyokuei

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Masamori Hotta (堀田 正盛)

    Hotta Masamori

    Supporting

    No biography written....

  • Arikoto Madenokoji (万里小路 有功)

    Madenokoji Arikoto

    Supporting

    Arikoto, a high-ranking monk and aristocrat from Kyoto, was summoned to Edo castle with his friars Gyokuei and Myokei to report his recent succession as Abbot to the Shogun. He quickly caught the attention of everyone with his handsome looks and grace&mda...

  • Kasuga no Tsubone (春日局)

    No Tsubone Kasuga

    Supporting

    No biography written....