1. The Time of His Hostage“Ieyasu’s Origin”
| Years | age | |
|---|---|---|
| 1542 | 1 | Born as the eldest son of Matsudaira Hirotada and Odai no kata, custodians of Okazaki Castle. |
| 1543 | 2 | Arrival of guns on Tanegashima Island. |
| 1545 | 4 | The Roman Catholic Church initiates the Council of Trient against a wave of religious reform. |
| 1547 | 6 | Sumpucurrently Aoi-ward in Shizuoka-city）is ruled by the Imagawa clan,where Ieyasu is held as a hostage. |
| 1549 | 8 | Francis Xavier arrives in Kagoshima on a Christian mission. |
| 1557 | 16 | Ieyasu is married to Imagawa’s family. |
| 1558 | 17 | Queen Elizabeth takes over the throne at the age of 25. |
2. Gaining PowerA Lesson Learned
| Years | age | |
|---|---|---|
| 1560 | 19 | Imagawa Yoshimoto the 9th lord of the Suruga Imagawa family dies in the Battle of Okehazama, and Ieyasu gains independence from the Imagawa clan at Okazaki Castle. |
| 1562 | 21 | The French Huguenot Wars of the 16th century begin. |
| 1566 | 25 | Ieyasu changes his surname from Matsudaira to Tokugawa. |
| 1568 | 27 | The Dutch Revolt known as the Eighty Years War begins. |
| 1570 | 29 | Ieyasu battles with Asai Nagamasa, daimyo of Oumi, and relocates his residence to Hamamatsu Castle. |
| 1571 | 31 | The Battle of Lepanto is fought between the Ottoman Imperial Navy and Spain. |
| 1575 | 34 | Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga’s coalition troops beat Takeda Katsuyori’s at the Battle of Nagashino. |
| 1580 | 39 | Spain annexes Portugal. |
| 1581 | 40 | Holland declares independence. |
| 1582 | 41 | Takeda Family is destroyed and Ieyasu gains Tootoumi (present day Oigawa City West in Shizuoka Pref.) and Suruga (Present day Oigawa city Eest in Shizuoka Pref). Oda Nobunaga dies in an Incident at Honnoji Temple. |
| 1584 | 43 | Hashiba Hideyoshi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi) concludes the Battle of Komaki Nagakute with an armistice. |
| 1588 | 47 | The invincible Spanish Armada invades England. |
| 1589 | 48 | The Bourbon Dynasty is established in France. |
3. At the Edo CastleThe Older Years
| Years | age | |
|---|---|---|
| 1590 | 49 | After making incursions into Odawara, the Kanto (Edo) region is brought under control. |
| 1598 | 57 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies. As one of the five elder statesmen, Ieyasu takes over control of governing the state. |
| 1600 | 59 | Ieyasu is victorious at the Battle of Sekigahara (modern day Gifu Pref.) |
| 1600 | 59 | British East India Co. established. |
| 1603 | 62 | Beginning of the Edo (Kanto) Shogunate by decree of the General Shogun. |
| 1605 | 64 | Ieyasu hands over the position of Shogun to his third son, Hidetada and goes into retirement. |
| 1607 | 66 | Ieyasu moves his home to Sumpu Castle. |
| 1613 | 72 | The Romanoff Dynasty of Russia is founded. |
| 1615 | 74 | The Toyotomi clan is destroyed at the Osaka Summer Camp. |
| 1616 | 75 | The Aisin Gurun Dynasty is founded in Manchuria, the forerunner to Ching. (The first Manchurian Statesman.) |
| 1616 | 75 | Ieyasu dies. |
4. After His DeathIeyasu’s spirit became a guardian of the nation.
| Years | age | |
|---|---|---|
| 1616 | His body was buried at Mount Kuno. | |
| 1617 | His body was transferred to Nikko in order to enshrine there. |