# Tokugawa Ieyasu - Dominant leader; shōgun 1603–1605

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-ieyasu
Reign: 1600 – 1616
Dynasty: Tokugawa house
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu

Ieyasu won at Sekigahara and established the Edo shogunate. He retained considerable power after transferring the shōgun title to Hidetada in 1605.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Emperor Go-Yōzei](https://history-japan.com/rulers/emperor-go-yozei)
- Succeeded by: [Edo period](https://history-japan.com/rulers/edo-period)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1600 - [Battle of Sekigahara](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1600-battle-of-sekigahara)
- 1603 - [Tokugawa shogunate is established](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1603-tokugawa-shogunate-is-established)
- 1615 - [Osaka falls to the Tokugawa](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1615-osaka-falls-to-the-tokugawa)