Birth of Hidetada1579
Birth of Hidetada, son of Ieyasu
Historical person
Hidetada Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hidetada, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Japan.
9 records1579–16327 events1 places
Chronological biography
1579
1605
Succession1605
Succeeds as Tokugawa Shogun, 2nd Shogun
1606
Purge1606
Fear of foreign missionaries leads to the expulsion of priests
1617
Execution of Christian Missionaries1617
Orders the 1st executions of Christian missionaries
1622
Execution of Christian Missionaries1622
Orders the execution of 55 Christian missonaries
1623
Retirement1623
Hands over to his son but retains authority until his death
1624
Break in Diplomatic Relations with Spain1624
Severs relations with Spain. Closes all ports to foreign vessels except for Nagasaki & Hirodi
1628
Execution of Christian Missionaries1628
Orders the execution of more Christian missionaries
1632
Death of Hidetada1632
Death of Hidetada
Titles and roles
Shogun
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.