He was promoted to general in the army.
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Historical abbreviation of 征夷大将軍; the military ruler of Japan during the shogunate periods.
See also: 征夷大将軍
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun of the Edo shogunate.
The shogun stood at the pinnacle of the warrior class.
Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun at the start of the Edo period.
He was appointed as a general while still young.
The son succeeded his father and inherited the shogunate.
shogunate; office of shogun
power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; shadow shogun