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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese historical title
de facto ruler
military office
abolished Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era
alsoKnownAs Sei-i Taishōgun
barbarian-subduing generalissimo
shogun
appointedBy Imperial court of Japan
associatedGovernment Ashikaga shogunate
linked to: Muromachi period

Kamakura shogunate
linked to: Kamakura period

Tokugawa shogunate
contrastedWith Emperor of Japan as nominal sovereign
country Japan
domain civil administration
military command
exercisedControlOver daimyo
samurai
finalHolder Tokugawa Yoshinobu
firstHolder Minamoto no Yoritomo
governmentTypeAssociated military government
historicalPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Edo period
Kamakura period
Muromachi period
late Heian period
linked to: Heian period
languageOfName Japanese
legalStatus appointed by the emperor
literalMeaning Great General who subdues the barbarians
nominalSuperior Emperor of Japan
notableHolder Ashikaga Takauji
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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
Kamakura
Kyoto
socialClassBase warrior class
symbolizes military rule over Japan
timePeriodOfGreatestInfluence Edo period
usedIn Japanese feudal system

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Minamoto no Yoritomo positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo receivedTitle Seii Taishogun
Tokugawa Hidetada title Seii Taishōgun
linked to: Seii Taishogun
Tokugawa Iemitsu nobleTitle Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshimasa positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Battle of Dan-no-ura combatant Minamoto no Yoritomo’s forces
linked to: Seii Taishogun
Minamoto no Yoriie positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Sei-i Taishōgun alsoKnownAs Seii Taishōgun
linked to: Seii Taishogun
Matsudaira Takechiyo title Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshiharu positionHeld Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshiteru positionHeld Seii Taishōgun
linked to: Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshiteru title Seii Taishōgun
linked to: Seii Taishogun
Ashikaga Yoshihisa positionHeld Seii Taishogun
shogun originalLanguageForm Seii Taishōgun
linked to: Seii Taishogun