Daimyo
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Daimyo or daimio were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 15th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land hold
Shiba Yoshimasa of Shiba clan, one of the shugo-daimyō
Oda Nobunaga, a powerful daimyo during the Sengoku period
Date Tanemune, a daimyo during the Sengoku period
Date Munenari, 8th head of the Uwajima Domain
Shogun
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Shōgun, officially sei-i taishōgun, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de
Daimyo
…century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the emperor and the kuge (an aristocratic class). In the term, dai (大) means 'large', and myō stands for myōden (名田), meaning 'private…
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758–811) was one of the first shoguns of the early Heian period.
Taira no Masakado's rebellion is historically significant as the first rebellion of the warrior class and the first attempt of the warrior class to establish a government.
Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun (1192–1199) of the Kamakura shogunate
Hōjō Tokimasa shifted the source of power in the shogunate from the shogun to the shogun's assistant, shikken, and established the rule of the Hōjō clan.