sentences:  The "shōgun" Tokugawa Ieyasu founded Higashi Hongan-ji in 1602 by splitting it from Nishi Hongan-ji to diminish the power of Buddhism's Shin sect.The seminary was strengthened and revived in 1755, and developed a broader curriculum throughout the 19th century.The modern university was founded in 1901 as Shinshū University in Tokyo's Sugamo neighborhood.