Shogun (Noun)
Meaning
A hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Tokugawa shogun was the last of the hereditary military dictators to rule Japan before the revolution of 1867-68.
- The emperor was restored to power after the revolution that overthrew the shogun and his government.
- The shogun was the hereditary military dictator of Japan from the 12th to the 19th century.
- The revolution of 1867-68 overthrew the shogun and restored imperial rule in Japan.
- The Tokugawa shogun ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867, when he was overthrown in the revolution.