A daimyo was a powerful ruler of a Japanese feudal clans from the 12th to the 19th century. Daimyo means "great name". The Daimyo was the equivalent of the [[lord]] of European [[Feudalism]] and had a private army of [[samurai]] warriors to defend him. | A daimyo was a powerful ruler of a Japanese feudal clans from the 12th to the 19th century. Daimyo means "great name". The Daimyo was the equivalent of the [[lord]] of European [[Feudalism]] and had a private army of [[samurai]] warriors to defend him. |