noun
feudal government; warrior government
Refers to the military governments of Japan, particularly the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Edo shogunates, where samurai held political power.
武家政治は鎌倉時代に始まった。
Warrior government began in the Kamakura period.
江戸時代は武家政治の最終段階だった。
The Edo period was the final stage of feudal government.
Compound of 武家 (buke, 'warrior house') and 政治 (seiji, 'government'). The term emerged in historical discourse to describe the military-led governments of medieval and early modern Japan.