Shogun

:This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. For other meanings of shogun, see Shogun (disambiguation).

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In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 sh?gun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. A Shōgun's administration is a shogunate, or bakufu (幕府), literally "tent government", in Japanese.

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Japanese history - Japan - 1192 - Meiji Era - 1868 - Japanese

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The term shōgun means "general, " whereas the full title Seii Taishōgun (征夷大将軍) means "generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians", ie. the aborigine Ainu people who once inhabited Honshu and Hokkaido. Used in common reference to the historical full title, the term shōgun is still used to refer to the rank of general.

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General - Generalissimo - Ainu people - Honshu - Hokkaido - Rank

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At the launch of the Kamakura shogunate, the shogun seized power from the Imperial Court in Kyoto, becoming the practical ruler of Japan until the Meiji Restoration.

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Kamakura shogunate - Imperial Court in Kyoto - Meiji Restoration

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