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せいたいしょうぐん 征夷大将軍
Noun
1. commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)Historical term
Noun
2. shogun; great, unifying leaderHistorical term
Wikipedia definition
3. ShogunA shogun  listen (literally, "a commander of a force") was one of the (usually) hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents (1203–1333), were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor.
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