Iyeyasu

[ ee-ye-yah-soo ]

/ ˈi yɛˈyɑ su /

To·ku·ga·wa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/,1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.

Example sentences from the Web for iyeyasu

Here, under the dominance of the great Iyeyasu, the life of the empire was brought to a focus.

Chats on Japanese Prints |Arthur Davison Ficke
In this castle Hideyori gave shelter to some Christians, and Iyeyasu called out a great army and laid siege to it.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
The plan was conceived by Nobunaga, begun by Hideyoshi, and completed by Iyeyasu.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
We should have stories of Iyeyasu and Hideyoshi, written from the ground up for the photoplay theatre.

The Art Of The Moving Picture |Vachel Lindsay

Such was the trifling incident of the lavish donation required of Iyeyasu to the Hachiman shrine at Kamakura.

Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) |James S. De Benneville

Iyeyasu

/ (ˌiːjeɪˈjɑːsuː) /

Tokugawa (ˌtɒkuːˈɡɑːwə). 1542–1616, Japanese general and statesman; founder of the Tokugawa shogunate (1603–1867)