Uncover the true story of the man who unified medieval Japan.
For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war
against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace
to the nation. He established a new central government which enabled his
descendants to rule Japan for the next 260 years--a period in which
Japanese culture as we know it today flourished.
The dramatic episodes retold in this book include:
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Ieyasu's crushing victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, the largest
battle ever fought in Japan
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His creation of a new form of government with a centralized system of
control that allowed his descendants to rule Japan peacefully for the
next 15 generations
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Ieyasu's fateful decision to limit the spread of Christianity in
Japan, ultimately banning the religion and massacring tens of
thousands of ardent believers
This new edition highlights the drama and pageantry of Ieyasu's life and
features a new foreword by leading Japanese military historian Alexander
Bennett.