noun
Etymology
Origin of shogunate
Example Sentences
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The last section covers the modern fantasies about samurai that developed at home and abroad after the bushi class’s abolishment, a result of Japan’s transition from shogunate rule to a Western-style constitutional monarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
After the military shogunate system was overturned in the late 19th century, the house became the Yokois’ private residence and went through several renovations, according to Yokoi and her husband, Akira.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
They saw the shogunate as a barrier to modernization, so they called for the emperor to resume rule.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
When Tsuda arrived, Japan had recently emerged from a civil war that had seen the ruling shogunate fall to supporters of the emperor.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2020
The succession to the shogunate also was in dispute.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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