Definition of Shiogun. Meaning of Shiogun. Synonyms of Shiogun

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Definition of Shiogun

Shiogun
Shogun Sho"gun, n. [Chin. tsiang ki["U]n commander in chief.] A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, Shiogun, Shiogoon, etc.]

Meaning of Shiogun from wikipedia

- Shogun (English: /ˈʃoʊɡʌn/ SHOH-gun; ****anese: 将軍, romanized: shōgun, pronounced [ɕoːɡɯɴ] ), officially sei-i taishōgun (征夷大将軍, "Commander-in-Chief of...