:''This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. For other meanings of shogun, see Shogun (disambiguation).'' In History of Japan, a shōgun (将軍) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. A Shōgun's administration is a shogunate, or ''bakufu'' (幕府) in Japanese language. The term ''shōgun'' means "General, " whereas the full title ''Seii Taishōgun'' (征夷大将軍) means "Generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians", ie. the aborigine Ainu people who once inhabited Honshu and Hokkaido. Used in common reference to the historical full title, the term ''shōgun'' is still used to refer to the rank of general. At the launch of the Kamakura shogunate, the shogun seized power from the Imperial Court in Kyoto, becoming the practical ruler of Japan until the Meiji Restoration. ==Seii Taishogun of Heian Period Japan (794 - 1185)== ===Conquest of the Ainu=== Originally, the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' was given to military commanders during the early Heian Period for the duration of military campaigns against the Emishi who resisted the governance of the Imperial court based in Kyoto, Kyoto. The most famous of these shoguns was Sakanoue no Tamuramaro who conquered the Ainu in the name of the emperor Emperor Kammu of Japan. Eventually the title was abandoned in the later Heian after the Ainu had been either subjugated or driven to Hokkaido Prefecture. ===Genpei=== However, in the later Heian one more shogun was appointed. Minamoto no Yoshinaka was named ''Seii Taishogun'' during the Genpei War only to be killed shortly thereafter by his distant cousin Minamoto no Yoshitsune, brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo. ==Seii Taishogun of Feudal Period Japan (1185 - 1868)== ===Kamakura Shogunate=== In the 1100s, lawlessness was spreading through the provinces. people fought for land and power. The Minamoto and Taira warrior families fought for power. Then, after the defeat of the Taira clan in the Genpei War in 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo seized power from the emperor and became the dictator and ''de facto'' ruler of Japan. He established a feudal system of government based in Kamakura, Kanagawa in which the military, the samurai, assumed all political power while the Emperor of Japan and the Aristocracy in Kyoto remained the figurehead ''de jure'' rulers. In 1192 Yoritomo was awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' by the emperor and the political system he developed with a succession of shogun at the head became known as a ''bakufu'' (tent government) or shogunate. From this point in history, all shogun that headed shogunates were by tradition descendants of the Minamoto princes, the sons of Emperor Seiwa of Japan, and the title passed generation to generation to the eldest sons. ===Kemmu Restoration=== During the Kemmu restoration after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, another short-lived shogun arose. Prince Morinaga (also known as Prince Morinaga), son of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan was awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' and put in charge of the military. After Ashikaga Takauji, later founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, rebelled against the emperor, Prince Moriyoshi was put under house arrest and killed in 1335 by Takauji's younger brother Ashikaga Tadayoshi. ===Muromachi and Edo Shogunates=== In Japanese history, besides Minamoto no Yoritomo whose Kamakura shogunate lasted for approximately 150 years, from 1192 to 1333, only Ashikaga Takauji and Tokugawa Ieyasu, each being descendants of the Minamoto princes, were awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' and established bakufu in their own right. The Ashikaga Shogunate lasted from 1338 to 1573, while the Tokugawa shogunate lasted from 1603 to 1868. The so-called Transitional shoguns of 1568-1598 were never given the title of Seii Taishogun by the emperor and did not establish bakufu, but did for a period hold power over the emperor and most/all of Japan. The title ''Seii Taishogun'' was abolished during the Meiji Restoration in 1868, in which effective power was "restored" to the emperor and his appointees. See Taisei houkan. ==List of Seii Taishoguns== *Otomo no Otomaro *Sakanoue no Tamuramaro *Hun'ya no Watamaro (title ''Seii Shogun'') *Minamoto no Yoshinaka *9 Kamakura shoguns *Prince Morinaga (or Moriyoshi) *Prince Narinaga (or Nariyoshi) *15 Ashikaga shoguns *15 Tokugawa shoguns ==Shogunate== Bakufu (幕府) originally described the dwelling and household of a shōgun, but in time it came to be generally used in Japanese language to describe the system of government of a feudal military dictatorship, exercised by the shoguns (literally "tent government", meaning a military rule), and this is the meaning that has been adopted into English language through the term shogunate. The system of ''bakufu'' was originally established under the Kamakura Shogunate by Minamoto no Yoritomo. The military wing of the government came to dominate the civil (imperial) government, so that while the Emperors of Japan still technically led the government, all practical (and especially military) power rested with the shogun and the daimyo. The system was feudal in nature, with lesser territorial lords pledging their allegiance to greater ones. Samurai were rewarded for their loyalty with land, which was in turn handed down and divided among their sons. The hierarchy that held this system of government together was reinforced by close ties of loyalty between samurai and their apprentices. The shoguns also took lovers from among the ranks of the samurai, a practice known as shudo, "the way of the young", or nanshoku, "male color". Three primary ''bakufu'' periods are usually identified, each centered around a family which tended to dominate the position of ''shogun'' during that regime. In the Japanese language, the time period of each regime is named after the capital of the ''bakufu''. The Ashikaga and Tokugawa ''bakufu'' can also be (and usually are) named in this fashion. *Kamakura Shogunate - Kamakura period *Ashikaga Shogunate or Muromachi Bakufu - Muromachi period *Tokugawa Shogunate or Edo Bakufu - Edo period == See also == * Japanese Imperialism * Ainu people Japanese history Shoguns Military ranks simple:Shogun
:Generally, though not technically, it is used in reference to Western military leaders of past and present from, for example, Carl von Clausewitz and Erwin Rommel, to Tommy Franks. Is that so? We don't have to cover minor usage of an English word shogun. -- User:TakuyaMurata 02:29, Oct 19, 2003 (UTC) -------------------------- I think the word "overcomes" (in "great generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians" ) sounds too passive to be a translation of "征夷"). "Raids" might be more appropriate.
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Hi! Why did you remove the greek toiletpaper holder?User:24.165.233.150 03:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Well, i suppose not all of us can have a sense of humor about april fools day... --User:DiabloMan8890 04:15, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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:''This page is about the Japanese ruler and military rank. For other meanings of shogun, see Shogun (disambiguation).'' In History of Japan, a shōgun (将軍) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868. A Shōgun's administration is a shogunate, or ''bakufu'' (幕府) in Japanese language. The term ''shōgun'' means "General, " whereas the full title ''Seii Taishōgun'' (征夷大将軍) means "Generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians", ie. the aborigine Ainu people who once inhabited Honshu and Hokkaido. Used in common reference to the historical full title, the term ''shōgun'' is still used to refer to the rank of general. At the launch of the Kamakura shogunate, the shogun seized power from the Imperial Court in Kyoto, becoming the practical ruler of Japan until the Meiji Restoration. ==Seii Taishogun of Heian Period Japan (794 - 1185)== ===Conquest of the Ainu=== Originally, the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' was given to military commanders during the early Heian Period for the duration of military campaigns against the Emishi who resisted the governance of the Imperial court based in Kyoto, Kyoto. The most famous of these shoguns was Sakanoue no Tamuramaro who conquered the Ainu in the name of the emperor Emperor Kammu of Japan. Eventually the title was abandoned in the later Heian after the Ainu had been either subjugated or driven to Hokkaido Prefecture. ===Genpei=== However, in the later Heian one more shogun was appointed. Minamoto no Yoshinaka was named ''Seii Taishogun'' during the Genpei War only to be killed shortly thereafter by his distant cousin Minamoto no Yoshitsune, brother of Minamoto no Yoritomo. ==Seii Taishogun of Feudal Period Japan (1185 - 1868)== ===Kamakura Shogunate=== In the 1100s, lawlessness was spreading through the provinces. people fought for land and power. The Minamoto and Taira warrior families fought for power. Then, after the defeat of the Taira clan in the Genpei War in 1185, Minamoto no Yoritomo seized power from the emperor and became the dictator and ''de facto'' ruler of Japan. He established a feudal system of government based in Kamakura, Kanagawa in which the military, the samurai, assumed all political power while the Emperor of Japan and the Aristocracy in Kyoto remained the figurehead ''de jure'' rulers. In 1192 Yoritomo was awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' by the emperor and the political system he developed with a succession of shogun at the head became known as a ''bakufu'' (tent government) or shogunate. From this point in history, all shogun that headed shogunates were by tradition descendants of the Minamoto princes, the sons of Emperor Seiwa of Japan, and the title passed generation to generation to the eldest sons. ===Kemmu Restoration=== During the Kemmu restoration after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate in 1333, another short-lived shogun arose. Prince Morinaga (also known as Prince Morinaga), son of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan was awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' and put in charge of the military. After Ashikaga Takauji, later founder of the Ashikaga shogunate, rebelled against the emperor, Prince Moriyoshi was put under house arrest and killed in 1335 by Takauji's younger brother Ashikaga Tadayoshi. ===Muromachi and Edo Shogunates=== In Japanese history, besides Minamoto no Yoritomo whose Kamakura shogunate lasted for approximately 150 years, from 1192 to 1333, only Ashikaga Takauji and Tokugawa Ieyasu, each being descendants of the Minamoto princes, were awarded the title of ''Seii Taishogun'' and established bakufu in their own right. The Ashikaga Shogunate lasted from 1338 to 1573, while the Tokugawa shogunate lasted from 1603 to 1868. The so-called Transitional shoguns of 1568-1598 were never given the title of Seii Taishogun by the emperor and did not establish bakufu, but did for a period hold power over the emperor and most/all of Japan. The title ''Seii Taishogun'' was abolished during the Meiji Restoration in 1868, in which effective power was "restored" to the emperor and his appointees. See Taisei houkan. ==List of Seii Taishoguns== *Otomo no Otomaro *Sakanoue no Tamuramaro *Hun'ya no Watamaro (title ''Seii Shogun'') *Minamoto no Yoshinaka *9 Kamakura shoguns *Prince Morinaga (or Moriyoshi) *Prince Narinaga (or Nariyoshi) *15 Ashikaga shoguns *15 Tokugawa shoguns ==Shogunate== Bakufu (幕府) originally described the dwelling and household of a shōgun, but in time it came to be generally used in Japanese language to describe the system of government of a feudal military dictatorship, exercised by the shoguns (literally "tent government", meaning a military rule), and this is the meaning that has been adopted into English language through the term shogunate. The system of ''bakufu'' was originally established under the Kamakura Shogunate by Minamoto no Yoritomo. The military wing of the government came to dominate the civil (imperial) government, so that while the Emperors of Japan still technically led the government, all practical (and especially military) power rested with the shogun and the daimyo. The system was feudal in nature, with lesser territorial lords pledging their allegiance to greater ones. Samurai were rewarded for their loyalty with land, which was in turn handed down and divided among their sons. The hierarchy that held this system of government together was reinforced by close ties of loyalty between samurai and their apprentices. The shoguns also took lovers from among the ranks of the samurai, a practice known as shudo, "the way of the young", or nanshoku, "male color". Three primary ''bakufu'' periods are usually identified, each centered around a family which tended to dominate the position of ''shogun'' during that regime. In the Japanese language, the time period of each regime is named after the capital of the ''bakufu''. The Ashikaga and Tokugawa ''bakufu'' can also be (and usually are) named in this fashion. *Kamakura Shogunate - Kamakura period *Ashikaga Shogunate or Muromachi Bakufu - Muromachi period *Tokugawa Shogunate or Edo Bakufu - Edo period == See also == * Japanese Imperialism * Ainu people Japanese history Shoguns Military ranks simple:Shogun
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:Generally, though not technically, it is used in reference to Western military leaders of past and present from, for example, Carl von Clausewitz and Erwin Rommel, to Tommy Franks. Is that so? We don't have to cover minor usage of an English word shogun. -- User:TakuyaMurata 02:29, Oct 19, 2003 (UTC) -------------------------- I think the word "overcomes" (in "great generalissimo who overcomes the barbarians" ) sounds too passive to be a translation of "征夷"). "Raids" might be more appropriate.
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Hi! Why did you remove the greek toiletpaper holder?User:24.165.233.150 03:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Well, i suppose not all of us can have a sense of humor about april fools day... --User:DiabloMan8890 04:15, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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