Daily Quiz | On history of the Shogunate

Following the success of the mini-series ‘Shogun’, a quiz on the history of the Shogunate, the hereditary military dictatorship of Japan

Published - April 09, 2024 05:30 pm IST

Daily Quiz | On history of the Shogunate
Minamoto no Yoritomo, considered the first shogun.
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1 / 6 | The title ‘Shogun’ is an abbreviation of the highest warrior rank ‘seii taishōgun’ and was later applied to all shogunate leaders. What does ‘seii taishōgun’ mean?
Answer : Barbarian-quelling generalissimo.
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