The Resume

(January 31, 1543-June 1, 1616)
Unified Japan
Established Edo (Tokyo) as the capital

Why he might be annoying:

He killed his wife and ordered his son's suicide.
He killed a lot of other people.
He persecuted Christians and tried to keep Western culture out of Japan.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a military genius.
He spent most of his childhood being held hostage by miscellaneous warlords.
The government he established lasted 265 years without fighting any major wars.
He encouraged samurai to be educated in art and literature as well as fighting.

Credit: Eskhatos

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do
• Generals and Admirals
• I Killed My Kids
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Nippon TV's Top 100 Historical Persons [Japan - 2006] (Ranked: 6)
• One of My Kids Committed Suicide
• Profiles 6501-6750 (Ranked: 6548)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 177 Votes: 66.10% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 74.36% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 63.29% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 559 Votes: 42.58% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 171 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 254 Votes: 59.06% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 598 Votes: 58.36% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 140 Votes: 62.14% Annoying