Iemitsu

His immediate successors, Hidetada (1605-22), and Iemitsu (1623-51), continued his work and made still heavier the iron yoke which he had imposed on his country.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

In the following year, under Iemitsu, the persecution waxed still more furious and extended throughout the empire.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Iemitsu completely closed the country to foreign commerce, forbade the construction of boats which would allow of long trips (1636), caused to be put to death ambassadors who came to Macao to request liberty of travel (1640), restricted to the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

Beyond is the mausoleum of Iemitsu, the third shogun.

The Critic in the Orient George Hamlin Fitch 1888

-- Naotaka (1590-1659), minister of Iemitsu, 581, and of Ietsuna

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

Nevertheless, on the whole Iemitsu must be regarded as an economical ruler.

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

But it was reserved for Iemitsu to develop these initial creations into a competent and consistent whole.

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

The third shogun, Iemitsu, addressing the mother of his son,

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

This refusal was subsequently explained as a hint to the feudal chiefs that inordinate ambition should be banished from their bosoms; but in reality Iemitsu was influenced by the traditional principle that the

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886

With this spirited reply all the assembled daimyo expressed their concurrence, and Iemitsu proceeded to distribute his father's legacies to the various barons and their vassals.

A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Dairoku Kikuchi 1886