Tokugawa Yoshimune | |
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| 8th Shōgun of Edo shogunate | |
| In office 3 September 1716 – 20 October 1745 | |
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| Preceded by | Tokugawa Ietsugu |
| Succeeded by | Tokugawa Ieshige |
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| Born | 27 November 1684 Kii Province, Tokugawa shogunate (now Japan) |
| Died | 12 July 1751 (aged 66) Edo, Tokugawa shogunate (now Tokyo, Japan) |
| Spouse | Masako-Joō |
| Children | Tokugawa Ieshige Tokugawa Munetake Tokugawa Genjo Tokugawa Munetada Yoshihime |
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Tokugawa Yoshimune (徳川 吉宗, November 27, 1684 – July 12, 1751) was the eighth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745. He was the son of Tokugawa Mitsusada, the grandson of Tokugawa Yorinobu, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Yoshimune is known for repealing the ban on Western literature.