HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Japan
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Korea
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India
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Korea
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Detailed explanation-1: -The shogun was the supreme military and political commander of Japan. For almost 700 years, the shoguns were the de facto heads of state, administering trade, domestic and foreign policy, and issuing national laws. The shogun and his government claimed to derive their power from the emperor who nominated them to rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Shogun s of medieval Japan were military dictators who ruled the country via a feudal system where a vassal’s military service and loyalty was given in return for a lord’s patronage.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.