Words similar to shogun

Example sentences for: shogun

How can you use “shogun” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, Edo in turn became the seat of national government — and its castle the largest in the world.
This all occurred in front of the shogun, which meant serious trouble, because displaying a weapon in the shogun's presence was punishable by death.
At Ieyasu’s command, Adams (the model for the hero of James Clavell’s novel Shogun) set up a shipyard in Ito and built Japan’s first two European-style ocean-going vessels.
The latter was built by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa to split and counteract the powerful influence of Nishi-Honganji, which had attracted thousands of followers with its free-wheeling Buddhism: it allowed priests to marry and have children, permitted the eating of meat, and renounced traditional ascetic practices.
Built by the shogun in the 17th century for an abdicated emperor, Shugakuin is in fact three villas, each with airy teahouses in the gardens.