| − | The '''shogun''' was the military ruler of [[Japan]] in the middle ages. There were three distinct episodes: The [[Kamakura]] shogunate of the Minamoto clan, reigning from 1192 till 1333, the Ashikaga shogunate which ruled from 1336 till 1573, and the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled from 1603 till 1868 when Imperial authority was reestablishend by [[Emperor Meiji]]. | + | The '''shogun''' was the military ruler of [[Japan]] in the Middle Ages. There were three distinct episodes: The [[Kamakura]] shogunate of the Minamoto clan, reigning from 1192 till 1333, the Ashikaga shogunate which ruled from 1336 till 1573, and the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled from 1603 till 1868 when Imperial authority was reestablishend by [[Emperor Meiji]]. |