Tokugawa Ieyasu & William Shakespeare
Did Tokugawa Ieyasu and William Shakespeare live at the same time?
Yes. Tokugawa Ieyasu and William Shakespeare lived at the same time for 52 years, from 1564 to 1616.[1][2][3][4]
Tokugawa Ieyasu · William Shakespeare · Born in 1543 · Born in 1564
Tokugawa Ieyasu and William Shakespeare both died in 1616.
Ieyasu won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600, around the time Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1543–1616
Politics & Leadership
Founder of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate
William Shakespeare
1564–1616
Literature
Greatest playwright in the English language
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Politics & Leadership
Born in Okazaki Castle
Died in Sunpu Castle
William Shakespeare
Literature
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon
Died in Stratford-upon-Avon
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Sources
- Tokugawa Ieyasu — Wikipedia
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (Q171977) — Wikidata
- William Shakespeare — Wikipedia
- William Shakespeare (Q692) — Wikidata