Definitions for shogun
ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌnshogun

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1. shogunnoun

   a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

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1. shogunnoun

   The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

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1. Shōgun

   The Shōgun (将軍, Japanese: [ɕoːɡɯɴ] (listen); English: SHOH-gun) was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions). In most of this period, the shōguns were the de facto rulers of the country, although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a ceremonial formality. The shōguns held almost absolute power over territories through military means. Nevertheless, an unusual situation occurred in the Kamakura period (1199–1333) upon the death of the first shōgun, whereby the Hōjō clan's hereditary titles of shikken (1199–1256) and tokusō (1256–1333) dominated the shogunate as dictatorial positions, collectively known as the Regent Rule (執権政治). The shōguns during this 134-year period met the same fate as the Emperor and were reduced to figurehead status until a coup d'état in 1333, when the shōgun was restored to power in the name of the Emperor.Shōgun is the short form of Sei-i Taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians"), the individual governing the country at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to Emperor Meiji in 1867. The tent symbolized the field commander but also denoted that such an office was meant to be temporary. The shōgun's officials were collectively the bakufu (known in English as the shogunate English: SHOH-gə-nayt), and were those who carried out the actual duties of administration, while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority. In this context, the office of the shōgun had a status equivalent to that of a viceroy or governor-general, but in reality, shōguns dictated orders to everyone including the reigning Emperor. In contemporary terms, the role of the shōgun was roughly equivalent to that of a generalissimo.

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1. shogun

   A shogun was a military dictator in Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (excluding the Kamakura period). The shogun was the de facto ruler of the country, while the Emperor was the symbolic and spiritual figurehead. The position was appointed by the emperor but was hereditary, typically passed down from father to son. The shogun held almost absolute power over territories through military means.

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1. Shogunnoun

   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

2. Etymology: [Jap. military general, from Chin. tsiang kin commander in chief.]

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1. Shogun

   A shōgun was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shōguns, or their shikken regents, were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor. When Portuguese explorers first came into contact with the Japanese, they described Japanese conditions in analogy, likening the emperor, with great symbolic authority but little political power, to the Pope, and the shōgun to secular European rulers, e.g. the King of Spain. In keeping with the analogy, they even used the term "emperor" in reference to the shōgun/regent, e.g. in the case of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, whom missionaries called "Emperor Taicosama". The modern rank of shōgun is equivalent to a generalissimo. Although the original meaning of "shogun" is simply "a general", as a title, it is used as the short form of seii taishōgun, the governing individual at various times in the history of Japan, ending when Tokugawa Yoshinobu relinquished the office to the Meiji Emperor in 1867. A shogun's office or administration is known in English as the "office". In Japanese it was known as bakufu which literally means "tent office", and originally meant "house of the general", and later also suggested a private government. Bakufu could also mean "tent government" and was the way the government was run under a shogun. The tent symbolized the field commander but also denoted that such an office was meant to be temporary. The shogun's officials were as a collective the bakufu, and were those who carried out the actual duties of administration while the Imperial court retained only nominal authority.

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1. Shogun

   shō′gōōn, n. the title of the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army during the continuance of the feudal system in Japan.—adj. Shō′gunal.—n. Shō′gunate. [Jap.,—sho, to hold, gun, army.]

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1. • Japanese
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shogun in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shogun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shogun
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shogun
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shogun
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shogun
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shogun
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shogun