# Tokugawa Ienobu

_The sixth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1662-1712)_

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> Tokugawa Ienobu  was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the sixth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great-grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. All of Ienobu's children died young.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 11 June 1662 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nezu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P19))
- **Died:** 12 November 1712 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P570))
- **Place of death:** Edo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Tokugawa shogunate; Japan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P27))
- **Occupation:** samurai; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P106))
- **Spouse:** Konoe Hiroko; Gekkōin; Hōshin'in ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P26))
- **Positions held:** shogun (1709–1712) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734#P39))

## Questions

**When was Tokugawa Ienobu born?**  
Tokugawa Ienobu was born on 11 June 1662 in Nezu.

**What positions has Tokugawa Ienobu held?**  
Positions held by Tokugawa Ienobu include: shogun (1709–1712).

## Related

- [Tokugawa Ieyasu](https://diginpl.com/people/tokugawa-ieyasu)
- [Ashikaga Yoshimitsu](https://diginpl.com/people/ashikaga-yoshimitsu)
- [Tokugawa Yoshinobu](https://diginpl.com/people/tokugawa-yoshinobu)
- [Ashikaga Takauji](https://diginpl.com/people/ashikaga-takauji)
- [Tokugawa Tsunayoshi](https://diginpl.com/people/tokugawa-tsunayoshi)
- [Tokugawa Hidetada](https://diginpl.com/people/tokugawa-hidetada)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tokugawa Ienobu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ienobu) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q366734](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q366734) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Tokugawa Ienobu.jpg by Unknown (A painter of the Kanō school ) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tokugawa_Ienobu.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Tokugawa Ienobu". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tokugawa-ienobu. Retrieved 10 November 2026.