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... of Richard Cocks, this prince was the father-in-law of Calsa Sama, the youngest son of the shogun Hidetada. ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624 • Various

... was the Mikado, supposed to trace a lineage of unbroken descent from the gods, and accorded a veneration semi-divine, but living in seclusion at the city of Kyoto, with such powers of administration as he still retained confined to matters of religion and education. On the other hand, was the Shogun, or Tycoon, the acknowledged head of a feudalism, which, while nominally recognizing the Mikado's authority, had usurped the sovereign power, and really governed the country. But in 1868, the altered circumstances in which Japan found herself brought about a revolution. ...

— Religion in Japan • George A. Cobbold, B.A.

... its final shape perhaps from priests of a contemplative school of Buddhism. A small daimio or feudal lord of the ancient capital Nara, a contemporary of Chaucer's, was the author, or perhaps only the stage-manager, of many plays. He brought them to the court of the Shogun at Kioto. From that on the Shogun and his court were as busy with dramatic poetry as the Mikado and his with lyric. When for the first time Hamlet was being played in London Noh was made a necessary part of official ceremonies ...

— Certain Noble Plays of Japan • Ezra Pound

Words linked to "Shogun" : Nipponese, potentate, dictator, Japanese