WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The shugo daimyo () were the first group of men to hold the title daimyo. They arose from among the shugo during the Muromachi period (approximately 1336 – 1573). The shugo-daimyo held not only military and police powers, but also economic power within a province.

Detailed explanation-2: -The shogun ruled Japan and the daimyo were the wealthy landowners who promised their loyalty to the shogun. The daimyo gave land to samurai in exchange for their loyalty and protection. Below the samurai were peasants, merchants, and artisans.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nobunaga emerged as the most powerful daimyō, overthrowing the nominally ruling shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and dissolving the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1573.

Detailed explanation-4: -C-The most powerful lord in Japan was called the Shogun.

Detailed explanation-5: -The shogun, or supreme military dictator, was the real ruler of the country. Large landowners, or daimyo, controlled local people through samurai warriors who were loyal to them. Peasants made up most of the population and worked the land for the daimyo.