# Tokugawa Yoshimune - Shōgun

URL: https://history-japan.com/rulers/tokugawa-yoshimune
Reign: 1716 – 1745
Dynasty: Tokugawa house
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Yoshimune

Yoshimune introduced the Kyōhō reforms to strengthen shogunal finances and administration.

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

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1716 - [Yoshimune begins the Kyōhō reforms](https://history-japan.com/timeline/1716-yoshimune-begins-the-kyoho-reforms)