Introduction

Tokugawa Iainari was the 11th Shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He ruled from 1787 to 1837, a staggering 50 years as titular head of the Shogunate. His reign spanned a time of conservatism in which personal virtue and government legitimacy were largely conflated. The Whipping Boy podcast airs on weekdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.