shogun

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A shogun was the military dictator and de facto ruler of Japan for much of its feudal history, wielding actual political power while the emperor remained a ceremonial figurehead.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf de facto ruler
historical title
military office
abolishedDuringEvent Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED
abolishedInYear 1867
capitalDuringTokugawa Edo NERFINISHED
coexistedWith emperor of Japan
contrastedWith ceremonial emperor
controlledInstitution bakufu government NERFINISHED
military administration
country Japan
exercisedPowerOver daimyo
feudal domains
samurai class
firstMajorShogunate Kamakura shogunate GENERATED
formalSuperior emperor of Japan
governedSystem feudal Japan NERFINISHED
governmentTypeAssociated bakufu
shogunate
hadAuthorityOver foreign policy
land distribution
law enforcement
taxation
hasRole de facto head of government
military dictator
supreme military commander
heldDeFactoPowerInsteadOf emperor of Japan
languageOfOrigin Japanese
lastShogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED
meaning “barbarian-subduing great general”
notableTitleHolder Ashikaga Takauji NERFINISHED
Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED
originalLanguageForm Seii Taishōgun NERFINISHED
periodOfUse Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period NERFINISHED
Kamakura period NERFINISHED
Muromachi period NERFINISHED
politicalSystemFeature dual authority structure in Japan
powerBase military strength
samurai
religiousRelationship patron of Buddhist temples
protector of Shinto shrines
residence Edo Castle NERFINISHED
shogunal palace
secondMajorShogunate Ashikaga shogunate NERFINISHED
subordinateClass daimyo
gokenin
hatamoto
thirdMajorShogunate Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED

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feudal Japan topRulerTitle shogun
subject surface form: Feudal Japan