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The
daimyo
(
大名
,
daimy?
)
(
daimy?
(
help
·
info
)
) were powerful
feudal
rulers from the
10th century
to the early
19th century
in
Japan
. Each daimyo had control over a part of the country. The
Shogun
had power over the daimyo.
The first daimyo were called the shugo daimyo
(
守護大名
,
shugo daimy?
)
.
sengoku daimyo
(
??大名
,
sengoku daimy?
)
The Edo period began in 1600 after the
Battle of Sekigahara
. The Shogun changed the power and position of the daimyo.
Sankin kotai was a system to control daimyo. The shogun made the daimyo come to Edo every other year.