Birth of Iemitsu, son of Hidetada
Historical person
Iemitsu Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Iemitsu, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Japan.
Chronological biography
1604
1609
Orders the siezure of the Portuguese ship, its captain blows up the ship
Portuguese captain André Pessoa destroyed Nossa Senhora da Graça at Nagasaki rather than surrender her to Japanese forces; the confrontation occurred in January 1610.
1623
Intensifies the persecution of Christians
Succeeds as Tokugawa Shogun, 3rd Shogun
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.