shogun
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He could defend himself, issue the order for Crimson Sky, make war on Osaka, declare himself shogun — but he won’t.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2024
There is no shogun, no unquestioned and absolute ruler, holding the country’s fractious lords together when “Shogun” begins.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
From then on, the military shogun exercised the power of state, while the emperor was little more than a figurehead.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
He apparently performed for the shogun and the emperor of the time.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022
“Word has it,” Marie-Laure overhears one taxidermist telling another, “the stone is from Japan, it’s very ancient, it belonged to a shogun in the eleventh century.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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East Asia - Middle School
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East Asia - Introductory
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East Asia - High School
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