Tokugawa Shogunate Power Timeline By TheTimelinePerson Period: 1603 to 1867 Tokugawa Shogunate Rules Japan Mar 24, 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu is allocated as Shogun 1605 Tokugawa Ieyasu Retires from Position as Shogun 1611 Tokugawa Ieyasu Travels to Kyoto to Witness the Enthronement of Emperor Go-Minuzoo 1611 Tokugawa Ieyasu Forces all Remaining Western Daimyo to Sign an Oath of Fealty to Him 1613 Tokugawa Ieyasu Composes the 'Kuge Shohatto' Which Lowered the Daimyo Level of Power 1615 Tokugawa Ieyasu Composes the 'Buke Shohatto' Which Laid Out the Future of the Tokugawa Shogunate 1615 Toyotomi Hideyori Dies in the Siege of Osaka Jun 1, 1616 Tokugawa Ieyasu Dies from Cancer/Syphilis