| 1. | There were fifteen Tokugawa shōguns. Il y a en tout quinze shogun Tokugawa. |
| 2. | It was enacted by Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1742. Il est promulgué par le shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune en 1742. |
| 3. | His highest-ranking pupil was Tokugawa Ietsuna, fourth Tokugawa shōgun. Son élève de plus haut rang est Tokugawa Ietsuna, quatrième shogun Tokugawa. |
| 4. | He was appointed as a rōjū under shōgun Tokugawa Ietsuna in 1677. Il est nommé rōjū par le shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna en 1677. |
| 5. | The Joseon ambassador was granted an audience with shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune. L'ambassadeur de Joseon est reçu en audience par le shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune. |
| 6. | Yoshiyasu will become Shōgun Tsunayoshi's favorite courtier and chief counselor. Yoshiyasu deviendra le courtisan favori et conseiller en chef du shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. |
| 7. | Katsutada's grandson-in-law, Shigemasa, found favor with the fifth shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Shigemasa, petit-fils de Katsutada, est en faveur auprès du cinquième shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. |
| 8. | In 1862, he became a Rōjū in the service of Shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi. En 1862, il devient rōjū au service du shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. |
| 9. | Tokugawa Yoshimune, the fifth Kishū Tokugawa daimyō, became the eighth Tokugawa shōgun. Tokugawa Yoshimune, le 5e daimyo Kishū Tokugawa, est devenu le huitième shogun Tokugawa. |
| 10. | Through his father, he was the grandnephew of the last shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu. De par son père, il est le petit-neveu du dernier shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu. |