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daimyo

Powerful feudal territorial lord in pre-modern Japan

Entityposition noble titleQ61982

Also known as daimio · daimyō · Daimyo

Instance of: position
, noble title
Subclass of: lord
, bushi
, military officer
Country: Japan

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Daimyo or daimio were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 15th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the emperor and the kuge. In the term, dai (大) means 'large', and myō stands for myōden (名田), meaning 'private land'.

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Male form of label: داي-ميو
Opposite of: shōmyō
Members / parts: shugo daimyo
Sengoku daimyo
kinsei daimyō
Female form of label: daimyo

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