shogun
Other forms: shoguns
In Japanese history, a military ruler was known as a shogun. The country was controlled by a series of shoguns from the 12th century until 1868.
Shogun is a shortened form of the Japanese Sei-i Taishōgun, which translates to "barbarian-subduing commander-in-chief." The title was first given to military leaders who led successful campaigns. Minamoto Yoritomo was the first true shogun, gaining control of Japan in 1185. The position was officially hereditary, but over the centuries of shogun rule, several different clans held the title. The shogunate era came to an end with Japan's political revolution in 1867 and 68.
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a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
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