Posts Tagged ‘shogun’

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Most Powerful Shogun and Great Unifier of Japan

Throughout the medieval history of Japan, it was the  shoguns that held the real power in the country. As powerful military dictators, they were the de facto rulers of Japan, subordinate only to the godlike emperor. But to gain this lucrative and powerful position, samurai lords had to rise through the ranks using their cunning and […]

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