Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

Tokugawa Iyeasu was a daimyo who rose to power and was granted the title of shogun from the emperor in 1600. While he was not the first shogun, he completed the unification of Japan, which had ...

Shogun tells the story of English sailor John Blackthorne, who traveled to Japan to win allies and turn the tide of global ...