HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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samurai
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tanka
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shogun
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daimyos
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Detailed explanation-1: -On August 21, 1192, Minamoto Yorimoto was appointed as a shogun, or military leader, in Kamakura, Japan. Yorimoto established Japan’s first military government, or bakufu, called the Kamakura shogunate. Shoguns were hereditary military leaders who were technically appointed by the emperor.
Detailed explanation-2: -In practice, the emperor became ruler in name only and the shogun, or members of powerful families ruling in the name of the shogun, held the real power through the military. This continued through three dynasties of shoguns.
Detailed explanation-3: -The title was originally held by military commanders during Heian period in the eighth and ninth centuries. When Minamoto no Yoritomo gained political ascendency over Japan in 1185, the title was revived to regularize his position, making him the first shogun in the usually understood sense.
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.