was the founder and first
shogun of the
Tokugawa shogunate of
Japan, which virtually ruled Japan from the
Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the
Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but remained in power until his death in 1616. His given name is sometimes spelled
Iyeyasu, according to the historical pronunciation of
he. Ieyasu was posthumously enshrined at
Nikko Tosho-gu with the name .