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Shogun officially Sei-i Taishōgun was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

The title 'Sei-i Taishogun', which means a military commander to fight barbarians, first appeared during the Heian period of Japanese history (794-1185). The Sei-i Taishogun was appointed by the Emperor to eliminate those who resisted the government.
Shōgun(leader and de facto ruler of Japan): 1) know your environment, 2) think like your competitor, and 3) adapt your strategy to the circumstances.
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In the feudeal Japan, the shogun title was know as the supreme military commander. The goverment they etablished were called Bakufu.
Shogun by Selim Tawfik May 15, 2003
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Shogun by bigdaddybands June 22, 2020
Shogun was the ultimate rank one could achieve in Japan. The Shogun was the Supreme Military Dictator. Only one Daimyo (feudal lord) at a time could obtain the title. And only the His Imperial Highness, the reigning Emperor, the Divine Son of Heaven, who lived in seclusion with the Imperial Families at Kyoto, could grant the title. With the appointment of Shogun went absolute power: the Emperor's seal and mandate. The Shogun ruled in the Emperor's name. All power was derived from the Emperor because he was directly descended from the gods. Therefore any daimyo who opposed the Shogun were automatically in rebellion against the throne, and at once outcast and all his lands forfeit. The reigning Emperor was worshipped as a divinity because he was descended in an unbroken line from the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu Omikami, one of the children of the gods Izanagi and Izanami, who had formed the islands of Japan from the firmament. By divine right the ruling Emperor owned all the land and was obeyed without question. But in practice, for more than six centuries real power had rested behind the throne.
A Shogunate was the government, office, or rule of a Shogun. There was three shogunates in Japanese history.

1) Kamakura Shogunate (1192–1333)
2) Ashikaga Shogunate (1336–1573)
3) Tokugawa Shogunate (1603–1868)
Shogun is a title given to the highest military general in feudal ages in Japan, it is short for "seii taishogun"

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Shogun by Marxlol August 12, 2009
Explosive and dominant; puts on exciting performances
That football player is a shogun.
Shogun by Spiderman14 December 4, 2012
It that your gun.
That shogun?
shogun by getto nerd January 17, 2009