29 moments

1. Birth at Okazaki Castle

   1543-01-31 · Okazaki Castle, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   Ieyasu, then named Matsudaira Takechiyo, was born at the Matsudaira stronghold of Okazaki Castle.

2. Hostage in Sunpu

   1551-01-01 · Sunpu, present-day Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

   

   After his exchange from Oda custody, the young Takechiyo was taken to Sunpu as an Imagawa hostage. The date is supported to year precision.

3. Visit to Okazaki

   1556-01-01 · Okazaki Castle, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   At his coming-of-age, he was briefly permitted to visit his ancestral center, pay respects at his father’s tomb, and receive retainers’ homage. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

4. First battle at Terabe Castle

   1558-01-01 · Terabe Castle, Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   As Matsudaira Motoyasu, Ieyasu personally led his first recorded battle at Terabe Castle while serving the Imagawa. The siege is dated May–June 1558; the card uses year precision because the required date format does not permit a date range.

5. Reoccupation of Okazaki Castle

   1560-01-01 · Okazaki Castle, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   Motoyasu returned to the abandoned family castle and re-established his independent power base in Mikawa. The source supports the year, not a more precise date.

6. Return to Daijuji Temple

   1560-01-01 · Daijuji Temple, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   Following the collapse of Imagawa power after Okehazama, Motoyasu reached Daijuji Temple outside Okazaki on his return toward his ancestral base. The source supports the year, but not a Western-calendar day.

7. Battle of Azukizaka

   1564-02-15 · Azukizaka Battlefield, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

   

   Ieyasu personally fought against the Ikkō-ikki at Azukizaka during his consolidation of Mikawa.

8. Battle of Mikatagahara

   1573-01-25 · Mikatagahara, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

   

   Ieyasu commanded Tokugawa forces against Takeda Shingen at Mikatagahara, suffering a major defeat before escaping back toward Hamamatsu.

9. Return to Hamamatsu Castle

   1573-01-25 · Hamamatsu Castle, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

   

   After Mikatagahara, Ieyasu returned to Hamamatsu Castle with only a small remnant of his force.

10. Battle of Nagashino

    1575-06-28 · Nagashino Castle, Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

    

    Ieyasu was a commander of the Oda–Tokugawa army at the battle that relieved the pressure on Nagashino Castle and defeated Takeda forces. The infobox identifies Ieyasu as a commander at the dated battle location.

11. Escape route through Iga

    1582-01-01 · Iga Province, present-day Mie Prefecture, Japan

    

    After learning of Oda Nobunaga’s death, Ieyasu and a small party crossed Iga on their dangerous return journey toward Mikawa. The precise route through Iga is disputed; coordinates represent central Iga Province.

12. Journey from Sakai after Honnō-ji

    1582-01-01 · Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

    

    Sakai was Ieyasu’s documented starting position when he began the emergency return to Mikawa after the Honnō-ji Incident. The account places him in Sakai during the 1582 escape journey but does not supply an exact day.

13. Meeting at Kiyosu Castle

    1584-01-01 · Kiyosu Castle, Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

    

    During the Komaki and Nagakute conflict, Ieyasu met Oda Nobukatsu at Kiyosu Castle for a strategic meeting. The source places the meeting during the 1584 campaign but does not give a day.

14. Trip to Kyoto

    1585-01-01 · Kyoto, Japan

    

    After peace with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Ieyasu traveled to Kyoto accompanied by leading Tokugawa retainers. The source supports the year but not a precise month or day.

15. Establishment of seat in Edo

    1590-10-29 · Edo Castle, Edo, present-day Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

    

    After a northern punitive operation, Ieyasu returned to Edo and began administering the Kantō territory that became the core of Tokugawa rule.

16. Military advisory stay at Nagoya

    1593-01-01 · Nagoya, Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

    

    Ieyasu was summoned to Hideyoshi’s court at Nagoya in Kyushu as a military adviser for the Korean campaign and stayed there intermittently thereafter. This is Nagoya in Kyushu, not Nagoya in Owari; coordinates are a representative point for the historic Nagoya Castle area.

17. Residence at Fushimi Castle

    1595-01-01 · Fushimi Castle, Kyoto, Japan

    

    From the 1595 political crisis onward, Ieyasu spent increasingly long periods at Fushimi Castle rather than at Edo. The source begins this pattern after July 1595 but gives no exact first-arrival date.

18. Ordered visit to Kyoto

    1595-07-01 · Kyoto, Japan

    

    Ieyasu came to Kyoto in response to Hideyoshi’s summons during the Toyotomi Hidetsugu incident.

19. Return to Fushimi Castle

    1599-09-12 · Fushimi Castle, Kyoto, Japan

    

    Ieyasu returned from Osaka Castle to Fushimi Castle amid an alleged assassination attempt by Toyotomi retainers.

20. March to Osaka Castle after Sekigahara

    1600-01-01 · Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

    

    After the victory at Sekigahara, Ieyasu marched to Osaka Castle, where Mōri Terumoto surrendered to him. The march occurred after October 21, 1600; the source does not give an exact arrival date.

21. Eastern Army meeting in Edo

    1600-07-01 · Edo Castle, Edo, present-day Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

    

    Ieyasu was back in Edo as he mobilized his allies against Uesugi Kagekatsu before the Sekigahara campaign. The source supports month precision only.

22. Battle of Sekigahara

    1600-10-21 · Sekigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

    

    Ieyasu led the Eastern Army in the decisive battle at Sekigahara, defeating Ishida Mitsunari’s coalition.

23. Retirement to Sunpu Castle

    1605-01-01 · Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

    

    After relinquishing the formal shogunate, Ieyasu retired to Sunpu Castle while continuing to exercise effective rule over Japan. The source describes his retirement from 1605 onward.

24. Meeting with Hideyori at Nijō Castle

    1611-01-01 · Nijō Castle, Kyoto, Japan

    

    Toyotomi Hideyori met Ieyasu for two hours at Nijō Castle, an important personal encounter before the Osaka campaign. The source supports year precision only.

25. Winter Siege of Osaka

    1614-11-01 · Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

    

    Ieyasu led the Tokugawa army to Osaka, opening the Winter Siege against Toyotomi Hideyori’s defenders. The source supports month precision; the siege began on November 19.

26. Summer Siege of Osaka

    1615-01-01 · Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan

    

    After Hideyori rejected a further order to leave Osaka, Ieyasu and his allied army attacked Osaka Castle again in the Summer Siege. The Summer Siege occurred in May–June 1615; the card uses year precision because the required date format does not permit a range.

27. Audience with Emperor Go-Mizunoo

    1615-01-28 · Kyoto, Japan

    

    After the Winter Siege settlement, Ieyasu was in Kyoto for a formal audience with Emperor Go-Mizunoo.

28. Journey to Nagoya before the Summer Siege

    1615-05-01 · Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

    

    Ieyasu left Shizuoka for Nagoya in the renewed Osaka campaign and was there when his son’s marriage was held at the city’s castle. The source supports May 1615 but does not explicitly state Ieyasu’s exact location on the 11th.

29. Death at Sunpu Castle

    1616-06-01 · Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

    

    Ieyasu died at Sunpu Castle after more than a decade directing government from Sunpu as retired shōgun.