Tokugawa Ieyasu Coloring Page

As a boy, Ieyasu was sent away as a hostage to another warlord’s family. He went on to become a powerful lord himself, and in 1600 he won the Battle of Sekigahara, which decided who would control Japan. In 1603 he became shogun.

He ruled from Edo, a fishing town that later grew into Tokyo. His family kept the shogun’s title for more than 250 years, a time of peace known as the Edo period.