Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu was the last shogun of Japan, serving from 1867 to 1868 during the late Tokugawa period. He played a crucial role in Japan's transition from a feudal society to a modern state. Faced with internal unrest and external pressures from Western powers, Yoshinobu attempted reforms to strengthen the shogunate. However, his efforts were met with opposition, leading to the Boshin War, a civil conflict. Ultimately, he resigned, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and paving the way for the Meiji Restoration, which transformed Japan into a centralized and industrialized nation.