daimyos
- plural of daimyo.
Example Sentences
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By 1590, Hideyoshi had defeated all the daimyos in Japan and required that they declare their loyalty to him.
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The Portuguese and Spanish arrived in Japan when powerful daimyos were each fighting to unify the country and bring it under their rule.
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In 1590, the Jesuits in Japan resolved instead to refrain from intervening in Japanese affairs, but they secretly continued to provide funds for Christian daimyos.
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Preventing Japanese from leaving the country would also keep daimyos from conspiring against him in foreign lands.
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Portraits of daimyos and famous scholars of the Sendai clan surround the Governor's room, and adjoining it is the tatami-covered apartment in which the daimyo used to sit when he was present at the examinations.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson
