WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The word “shogun” is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country’s top military commander. During the Heian period (794-1185) the members of the military gradually became more powerful than the court officials, and eventually they took control of the whole government.

Detailed explanation-2: -The samurai leader Minamoto Yoritomo gained military hegemony over Japan in 1185. Seven years later he assumed the title of shogun and established the first shogunate, or bakufu (literally, “tent government”), at his Kamakura headquarters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rice is believed to be first cultivated in southern China or somewhere in eastern Asia 10, 000 years ago and introduced to Japan from China or Korea. The earliest record of rice cultivation in Japan dates back to the late Jomon era (around 400 BC) in the southern island of Kyushu.

Detailed explanation-4: -shogun, (Japanese: “barbarian-quelling generalissimo”) in Japanese history, a military ruler. The title was first used during the Heian period, when it was occasionally bestowed on a general after a successful campaign.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the Tokugawa era, farmers were viewed as the foundation of Japan and granted a social standing just below the samurai class. Yet the government made their lives oppressive and wretched. To keep farmers in the fields and away from urban centers, government forces severely restricted their ability to travel.