Shogun
Japan's military ruler
Shogun is the title held by Japan's military dictators from the late twelfth century until 1868.
Though emperors remained as figureheads, shoguns wielded actual political and military power.
The word comes from Japanese for "general." Today it appears in historical contexts and as a metaphor for someone with absolute authority: He runs that company like a shogun.
Japanese feudal landowner
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- warlordMilitary ruler by force
- TokugawaRuling samurai dynasty, 1600s-1800s
- militaryArmed forces collectively
generalissimo · overlord · unification · succession · hereditary · dynasty · warrior · conquest
Ruler with total control
- rulerOne who governs
- supremeHighest in authority
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
governance · emperor · puppet · imperial · court · mandate · legitimacy · authority
Person with authority over others
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- battleArmed military engagement
strategy · cavalry · siege · conquest · warfare · forces · infantry · tactics
New and unusual
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
television · drama · Mariko · FX · historical-fiction · streaming · cinematic · protagonist
daimyo
Japanese feudal landowner
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- warlordMilitary ruler by force
- TokugawaRuling samurai dynasty, 1600s-1800s
military · generalissimo · overlord · unification · succession · hereditary · dynasty · warrior · conquest · authority
dictator
Ruler with total control
power · governance · emperor · puppet · imperial · court · mandate · legitimacy · authority · centralization
commander
Person with authority over others
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
battle · strategy · cavalry · siege · conquest · warfare · forces · infantry · tactics · mobilization
novel
New and unusual
- miniseriesFinite-episode TV narrative
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- epicImpressively grand in scope
bestseller · television · drama · Mariko · FX · historical-fiction · streaming · cinematic · protagonist · saga
- board gamesboard, checkers, Monopoly, chess, shogi
- historical dramasBridgerton, Downton Abbey, Poldark, The Crown, Victoria
- historical rulersJulius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- Historical GamesAge of Empires, Civilization, Caesar, Pharaoh, Oregon Trail
- Long NovelsWar and Peace, Les Miserables, Don Quixote, Clarissa, Atlas Shrugged
- MitsubishiMirage, Triton, Colt, Endeavor, Challenger
Shogunfoot soldier
Basic infantry combatant
conscript · rank and file · infantryman · rank-and-file · subordinate
- Tokugawa ShogunateJapan's 1600s military government
- Ashikaga shogunateMedieval Japanese military government