shogunate

[ shoh-guh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈʃoʊ gə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

the office or rule of a shogun.

a government controlled by shoguns.

Origin of shogunate

First recorded in 1870–75; shogun + -ate³

shofar, shog, shogi, shogun, shogun bond, shogunate, shoguns, shohet, shoji, sholapur, sholem aleichem

His title to the shogunate was frequently disputed, however, and rival claimants waged fierce war upon him.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
It was during the last days of the Shogunate and before the restoration of the Imperial rgime.

A Fantasy of Far Japan |Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Another cause which led to the overthrow of the Shogunate was the jealousy and cupidity of the Southern Daimios.

The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 |Toyokichi Iyenaga
This was the very year of the downfall of the Shogunate and the restoration of the imperial power.

Oriental Women |Edward Bagby Pollard

On one side the Shogunate partisans and on the other the Imperialists, amongst whom Chosiu was the most prominent.

A Fantasy of Far Japan |Baron Kencho Suyematsu

shogunate

/ (ˈʃəʊɡʊnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

Japanese history the office or rule of a shogun