Yoshimune Becomes Shogun
April 30, 1716
A younger son of a cadet branch, Tokugawa Yoshimune inherited a bankrupt shogunate and imposed an austerity program. He lifted the ban on Western books in Chinese translation, allowing Dutch learning to seep in. Rice markets, samurai stipends, and fire brigades all received his attention. Edo remembered him as the reformer.
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