Sho"gun (?), n. [Chin. tsiang
kiÜn commander in chief.] A title originally conferred
by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of
Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to
foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of
Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously,
Shiogun, Shiogoon, etc.]
Sho"gun (?), n. [Chin. tsiang
kiÜn commander in chief.] A title originally conferred
by the Mikado on the military governor of the eastern provinces of
Japan. By gradual usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to
foreigners as Tycoons) became finally the virtual rulers of
Japan. The title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously,
Shiogun, Shiogoon, etc.]
