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shogun

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sho·gun /ˈʃəʊɡʌn $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun [countable]  PGOa military leader in Japan until the middle of the 19th century 幕府将军〔19 世纪中叶前统治日本的军事领袖〕
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shogunNew intellectual currents began to question aspects of the statusquo, demanding reconsideration of the relationship between emperor and shogun.He had himself declared shogun in 1603.For over 250 years after Sekigahara the title of shogun was handed down through the males of the Tokugawa family.The shoguns themselves lacked the personal charisma of their early predecessors and divisions within the Bakufu hierarchy and Tokugawa followers increased.
nSho·gun /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ noun  none of the military commanders who ruled Japan from the 12th century until 1868. During this period, called the Shogunate, the Emperor of Japan had no real powerOrigin shogun (1600-1700) Japanese general
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Japan military a in Corpus until the leader middle


shogun
shogun /ˈʃəʊɡʌn $ ˈʃoʊ-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Japanese
 Origin: 'general'
a military leader in Japan until the middle of the 19th century


Shogun
Shogun /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ noun
one of the military commanders who ruled Japan from the 12th century until 1868. During this period, called the Shogunate, the Emperor of Japan had no real power


sho·gunBrE /ˈʃəʊɡən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃoʊɡən/ 🔊 noun(in the past) a Japanese military leader (旧时的)日本将军