The shogunate system itself would last for 700 years. The daimyo, regional feudal lords, swore loyalty to the emperor, who was largely a ceremonial and religious figure.

These 3 samurai women were some of history’s most legendary warriors. For hundreds of years, Japan was a warrior state. These women were among the country's fiercest.

The shogunate was only located at Ōkura from the time of Yoritomo (1147–99) until the time of Sanetomo (1192–1219), during the regency of Hōjō Yoshitoki and his sister, ...

readings + video. The Bushido Code: An Overview. Bushido, which means "way of the warrior," refers to a complex set of Japanese values stressing honor and loyalty to country and family above all else.

The shogunate’s defeat in this campaign against a single domain was a huge boost to the opposition movement. Battles between shogunal and Chōshū forces in the second Chōshū Expedition.