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1. (n.) shogun
the title of the chief military commanders of Japan from the 8th to 12th centuries, later applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868.
Etymology: (1605–15; < Japn shōgun, general)
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1. (noun) shogun
a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68
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1. (noun) shogun
a title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867
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