Deaths on February 19

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Died on February 19, 1709

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1646)

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (徳川綱吉, February 23, 1646 – February 19, 1709) was the fifth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the younger brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, as well as the son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.Tsunayoshi is known for instituting animal protection laws, particularly for dogs. This earned him the nickname of "the dog shōgun". He had a dog named Takemaru.

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