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Tokugawa Ieshige (January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. Ieshige's posthumous title was Junshin-in, and his grave was at the Tokugawa family mausoleum at Zōjō-ji in Shiba. His remains were disinterred and underwent scientific investigation from 1958-1960. It was discovered that his teeth were crooked and badly deformed, confirming historical references to his speech defect.
Tokugawa Ieshige (January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. Uninterested in government affairs, Ieshige left all decisions in the hands of his chamberlain, Ooka Tadamitsu (1709–1760). He officially retired in 1760 and assumed the title of Ōgosho, appointed his first son Tokugawa Ieharu as the 10th shogun, and died the following year. Ieshige's reign was beset by corruption, natural disasters, periods of famine and the emergence of the mercantile class, and his clumsiness in dealing with these issues greatly weakened the rule of Tokugawa.