A portrait of Tokugawa Ieshige, the ninth shogun of the Edo Period. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Tokugawa Ieharu, who served as the tenth shogun of the Edo Period after the death of his father, Tokugawa Ieshige. Source: Public Domain
A portrait of Tanuma Okitsugu, the chief of the roju council who served as de facto head of state for the Bakufu during the reign of Tokugawa Ieharu. Source: Public Domain
An illustration of the eruption of Mount Asama in 1783. The pyroclastic blast disrupted food production and contributed to the Great Tenmei Famine. Source: Public Domain
An illustration of the Great Tenmei Famine, which caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands through both starvation and disease. Source: Public Domain
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