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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Tōshō Shrine in Nikkō, Japan.
Tokugawa Ieyasu spent much of his youth as a hostage at Sumpu (modern-day Shizuoka), the headquarters of the Imagawa family.1
Although he was originally sent by his father to the Imagawa in 1547, he was intercepted and held by the rival Oda clan for two years before eventually being released to the Imagawa. During his time at Sumpu, Ieyasu received training in military and governmental arts.1