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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Japan during the civil war period of the 1100s, shoguns were
A
a warrior clss following a strict code of rules with loyalty to the Daimyo
B
powerful generals who began to challenge the Emperors power by establishing military governments
C
powerful generals who served the Emperor faithfully
D
religious leaders ruled by the Daimyo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The samurai, members of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, began as provincial warriors before rising to power in the 12th century with the beginning of the country’s first military dictatorship, known as the shogunate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The shogunate was the hereditary military dictatorship of Japan (1192–1867). Legally, the shogun answered to the emperor, but, as Japan evolved into a feudal society, control of the military became tantamount to control of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Regardless of the political title of the Emperor, the shōguns of the Tokugawa family controlled Japan. The shogunate secured a nominal grant of administration (, taisei) by the Imperial Court in Kyoto to the Tokugawa family.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the shogunate in 1603 in present-day Tokyo. The final shoguns were those of the Tokugawa clan, who came to power in 1603 and ruled until 1867. Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the dynasty, built a new capital in Edo, the city that is now Tokyo.

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