Seii Taishogun

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Seii Taishogun was the title of Japan’s military dictator, commonly known as the shogun, who held de facto political power while the emperor remained the nominal sovereign.

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Surface form Occurrences
Minamoto no Yoritomo’s forces 1
Seii Taishōgun 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese historical title
de facto ruler
military office
abolished Meiji period NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Sei-i Taishōgun NERFINISHED
barbarian-subduing generalissimo
shogun
appointedBy Imperial court of Japan NERFINISHED
associatedGovernment Ashikaga shogunate NERFINISHED
Kamakura shogunate NERFINISHED
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Emperor of Japan as nominal sovereign
country Japan
domain civil administration
military command
exercisedControlOver daimyo
samurai
finalHolder Tokugawa Yoshinobu NERFINISHED
firstHolder Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED
governmentTypeAssociated military government
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
Edo period NERFINISHED
Kamakura period NERFINISHED
Muromachi period NERFINISHED
late Heian period NERFINISHED
languageOfName Japanese
legalStatus appointed by the emperor
literalMeaning Great General who subdues the barbarians
nominalSuperior Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED
notableHolder Ashikaga Takauji NERFINISHED
Minamoto no Yoritomo NERFINISHED
Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED
opposedBy Meiji Restoration reformers
powerType de facto political power
military authority
relatedConcept bakufu
samurai
shogunate
role de facto political leader of Japan
military dictator of Japan
seatOfPower Edo NERFINISHED
Kamakura NERFINISHED
Kyoto NERFINISHED
socialClassBase warrior class
symbolizes military rule over Japan
timePeriodOfGreatestInfluence Edo period NERFINISHED
usedIn Japanese feudal system

Referenced by (7)

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Minamoto no Yoritomo positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo receivedTitle Seii Taishogun
Tokugawa Hidetada title Seii Taishogun
this entity surface form: Seii Taishōgun
Tokugawa Iemitsu nobleTitle Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshimasa positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Battle of Dan-no-ura combatant Seii Taishogun
this entity surface form: Minamoto no Yoritomo’s forces