Word: iyesato
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Dates: during 1928-1928
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Tokugawa. To accept the Perry relics in behalf of Japan, last week, there came to the U. S. Embassy the great Prince Iyesato Tokugawa. Since 1903 he has been President of the House of Peers, but that is relatively unimportant. The unique distinction of Prince Tokugawa is that he is the heir of the last dynasty of Japanese Shoguns who ruled from 1603 until the last Shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, voluntarily renounced his powers in 1867, and permitted restoration of the authority of the Japanese Imperial Dynasty...
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