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Shogun (English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ ʌ n / SHOH-gun; Japanese: 将軍, romanized: shōgun, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ⓘ), officially sei-i taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
3 days ago · Shogun, in Japanese history, a military ruler. The title was first used during the Heian period, when it was occasionally bestowed on a general after a successful campaign. In 1185 Minamoto Yoritomo gained military control of Japan; seven years later he assumed the title of shogun and formed the first shogunate.
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Jul 3, 2019 · The Shoguns of medieval Japan were military dictators who ruled the country via a feudal system where a vassal's military service and loyalty was given in return for a lord's patronage.
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- The Japanese title Shogun means 'military protector' and derives from the ancient title 'seii tai shogun'.
- No, a shogun was a military leader, a samurai was a general class of warrior who performed military service like a medieval knight in Europe.
- Retired shoguns often lived a quiet life on their country estate but many did become important sponsors of artists and funded the building of templ...
This article is a list of shoguns that ruled Japan intermittently, as hereditary military dictators, from the beginning of the Asuka period in 709 until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. [a] Asuka / Heian periods (709–1184) [ edit ]
No.PortraitName (birth–death)Shogun From170970927207213Ōtomo no Yakamochi (c. 718–785)7847854788789Shogunate, also called bakufu (‘tent government’), is the name of the government of the shogun, or hereditary military dictator, of Japan from 1192 to 1867. The first shogunate was formed by Minamoto Yoritomo, a samurai leader, and the last was formed by Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
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- The shogunate was the hereditary military dictatorship of Japan (1192–1867). Legally, the shogun answered to the emperor, but, as Japan evolved int...
- The era of the shogunate spanned nearly 700 years. The warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu seized control of the shogunate in 1600 and unified Japan with a com...
- The first capital of the shogunate was Kamakura, the stronghold of the Minamoto clan. The decline of Minamoto led to the rise of the Ashikaga (or M...
- The shogunate was brought down in the 1860s by a combination of peasant unrest, agitation from the warrior (samurai) class, and financial difficult...
Introduction to the Shogun: A Historical Overview. The Shogun, meaning “supreme general,” was the military dictator of Japan during the feudal period. Unlike the Emperor, who held a purely symbolic role, the Shogun exercised real political power.
Feb 9, 2019 · Shogun was the name given to the title for a military commander or general in ancient Japan, between the 8th and 12th centuries, leading vast armies.
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