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Definitions of shogun in various dictionaries:
noun - a hereditary military dictator of Japan
The hereditary commander of the Japanese army who until 1867 exercised absolute rule under the nominal leadership of the emperor.
adj - a former military leader of Japan [n -S] : SHOGUNAL
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| From the 12th to 19th centuries, a person with this tile governed Japan; the emperor's rule was nominal |
| In 1192 Japan's emperor gave military leader Yoritomo this title which means "great general" |
| In the 18th century the Daimyo were vassal lords who spent half their time attending the leader with this title |
| In 1867 the last of these Japanese military directors was forced to resign |
| In 1192 Yoritomo, the leader of the Minamoto Clan controlling Japan, was given this title that means "great general" |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads once more from outside Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto, Japan.) Most of the complex here was rebuilt in the 1630s under Iemitsu Tokugawa who had this title, meaning barbarian-subduing general |
| In 1867 the last one of these Japanese warrior rulers resigned & power returned to the emperor |
| In 1868 an enlightened emperor took over as leader of Japan from the man in this position |
| Term for the military governor of Japan; the last one resigned in 1867 |
| Tokugawa Ieayasu took this title in 1603 & later turned the village of Edo into his capital |
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| The shgun (, [o] ( listen)) was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions). In most of this period, the shguns were the de facto rulers of the country, although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a ceremonial formality. The shguns held almost absolute power over territories through military means. Nevertheless, an unusual situation occurred in the Kamakura period (11991333) upon the death of the first shgun, whereby the Hj clan's hereditary titles of shikken (11991256) and tokus (12561333) monopolized the shogunate as dictatorial positions, collectively known as the Regent Rule (). The shguns during this 134-year period met the same fate as the Emperor and were reduced to figurehead status until a coup in 1333, when the shgun was restored to power in the name of the Emperor.Shgun is the short form of Sei-i Taishgun (, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), the individual governing the country at va |