A portrait of Tokugawa Iemitsu, whose reorganization of the Bakufu helped transform it from instrument of the Shogun’s whims to a functional, lasting central government. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Doi Toshikatsu, one of the first of the Roju, or “Great Elders” who would serve as chief executives of the Shogunate. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Sakai Tadayo, another of the first Roju who helped lead the Bakufu. Source: Public Domain
Sakai Tadakatsu, the third of the initial Roju. Source: Public Domain
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