Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Daimyo: a Japanese lord with largeholdings and a private samurai army, who
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Vassal: in feudal society, a person who received land and protection from a lord
Shogun: a Japanese military leader one of a group that first came to power in
1192 C.E. and ruled on the emperors behalf but usually in their own interests.
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Tokugawa Shogunate: the rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu and his successors in Japan,
which begain in 1603 C.E. and brought a 250-year period of stability to the country.