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Noun. 1. shogunate-a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, absolutism.
The Shogun was Japanâs supreme military leader who ruled in the emperorâs name. The first Shogun was Tokugawa Ieyasu, who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate. He also changed his capital to Edo, the city that is now Tokyo. Unlike the King, the Shogun was not the official ruler of the country.