Tokugawa Ieyasu vs William Shakespeare
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Compare the life timelines of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616) and William Shakespeare (1564–1616) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 52 years, from 1564 to 1616.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616)
- — Born at Okazaki Castle in Mikawa Province Verified
- — Sent as a child hostage, spending his youth with the Oda and Imagawa clans Verified
- — Regained independence after the Battle of Okehazama Verified
- — Formed an alliance with Oda Nobunaga Verified
- — Transferred to the Kanto region and made Edo his base Verified
- — Won the Battle of Sekigahara Verified
- — Appointed shogun, founding the Tokugawa shogunate Verified
- — Abdicated the shogunate to his son Tokugawa Hidetada Verified
- — Destroyed the Toyotomi clan at the Siege of Osaka Verified
- — Died at Sunpu Castle Verified
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
- — Born in Stratford-upon-Avon Verified
- — Married Anne Hathaway Verified
- — Globe Theatre opened with his company as resident players
- — Wrote Hamlet
- — Died in Stratford-upon-Avon Verified