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Japan: Tokugawa Yoshimune (1709-1716), eighth ruler of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1684-1751).

Japan: Tokugawa Yoshimune (1709-1716), eighth ruler of the Tokugawa Shogunate (1684-1751).

Tokugawa Yoshimune (November 27, 1684 - July 12, 1751) was the eighth shogun 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.