# Tokugawa Iemitsu - Shōgun

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-iemitsu
Reign: 1623 – 1651
Dynasty: Tokugawa house
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Iemitsu

Iemitsu formalized alternate attendance and tightened overseas travel and trade controls while maintaining regulated foreign contacts.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Tokugawa Hidetada](https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-hidetada)
- Succeeded by: [Tokugawa Tsunayoshi](https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-tsunayoshi)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1635 - [Tokugawa travel restrictions tighten](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1635-tokugawa-travel-restrictions-tighten)
- 1637 - [Shimabara Rebellion](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1637-shimabara-rebellion)