Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the , and the , was a feudal Japanese military government. The heads of government were the shoguns. Each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.
These years are known as the Edo period. The period takes its name from the city where the Tokugawa shoguns lived. This time is also called the Tokugawa period or pre-modern ("Kinsei").
History.
In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu took office as Shogun, and established a military government in Edo, now Tokyo.