Shogun | Definition, Legends & History from Chapter 4 / Lesson 13 20K What is a shogun in Japan? Learn the meaning of daimyo and shogun in history. Read about what type of leader a shogun is and legends about famous shoguns. Related...
Ashikaga, Tokugawa) led Japan for most of its history from 1192 until 1868. The term “shogun” is still used informally, to refer to apowerful behind-the-scenes leader, such as a retired prime minister.
Who was the first shogun of Japan? What is a Japanese war fan? Who is the Emperor of Japan? Who started the First Sino-Japanese War? Who invaded Japan during the Kamakura period? Who defeated Imperial Japan? Who was Sendai daimyo?
” says Sawai. “Mariko is a little bit of everyone. Hosokawa Garasha-san, [thereal-life counterpartto the fictional Mariko]. James Clavell’s Mariko. Rachel and her grandma. It’s a little bit of me. It’s a little bit of every woman in Japan who has suffered.”...
Like Manjiro’s journey to Massachusetts, his voyage back to Japan proved long and challenging. Beginning in 1846, he spent several years working aboard the whaling shipFranklin. He wrote back to the U.S. whenever he was able, always expressing fondness for the Whitfields. “Captai...
Although Hanzo had already lived a life of distinction on the battlefield, his most memorable achievement was escorting Tokugawa Ieyasu back to Mikawa with the aid of Iga ninja in the area. Tokugawa would go on to become unified Japan’s first shogun, and Hanzo would die at age 55 (some ...
(meaning "Sky People"), the shogun backs down and allows the invaders into his country, but the proud samurai won't roll over so easily. Despite the puppet shogun imposing a ban on carrying swords, freelance samurai refuse to abide by the cowardly new laws and set about ridding Earth of...
in years, but the role is a weak shadow of the very real Thomas Blake Glover, known as the Scottish Samurai.Born in Fraserburgh, Glover travelled to Japan as a young man in the mid-19th century, where he helped the samurai topple the military leader, the Shogun and returned the Emperor...
Oda Nobunaga deposed shogun in 1568 and defeated Takeda Shingen at the Battle of Nagashino in 1570 • Takeda shingen, known as the finest leader of mounted samurai in Sengoku Japan • Japanese movie, “Kagemusha” (The Shadow Warrior) is about him and his double. • Takeda’s flag...
star of the original “Shogun” and “The Bourne Identity” dies at 90 [Fran and I want to add the 1973 Three Musketeeers!] Mar. 30: Irish crimewriter Ken Bruen dies aged 74 Mar. 3: Police, artsleuth crack case of Brueghel stolen in Poland in 1974 Mar. 4: A Triple MurderShocked...