The Tokugawa Shogunate: Autocratic Rule in Early Modern Japan The Tokugawa Shogunate: Autocratic Rule in Early Modern Japan July 13, 2025 After the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, central authority fell to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the Shogunate began.... Read More Read more about The Tokugawa Shogunate: Autocratic Rule in Early Modern Japan