Japanese shogunate generals can be said to be the highest level of Japanese military commanders. In terms of rank, they are somewhat similar to the generals of the Han Dynasty. At present, they are chairman of the Central Military Commission and have more power. And then it can be said that the emperor was overhead, equivalent to Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a real power figure in ancient Japan.

The development of the shogunate can be said to have gone through three stages:

Initial stage. Since the Nara era, this position has not been permanent at ordinary times. Every time the imperial court ordered an expedition, the general had the right to open his own government. This actually comes from China's "opening government" and "holding festivals", and even "shogunate" is the corresponding vocabulary of China. Starting from Ma Lu in Sakamoto Honda Village, this official position has been basically fixed as "the general who conquered foreign countries". Therefore, Tamura is often regarded as the first general to conquer foreigners. The shogunate general at this stage was a court general and did not have the meaning of the "shogunate" of the Wu regime later.

The stage of vigorous development. In Japanese history, Genji decided to borrow the position of "conquering foreign generals" and establish a political structure independent of the court after the Ping family was eliminated. Since Genji Laichao, "conquering foreign generals" has become the fixed official position of the head of the samurai regime, and "shogunate" has become the stable organizational structure of the regime. During this period, the shogunate became stronger and stronger, and the emperor was overhead.

Fading stage. This stage is mainly the end of Tokugawa shogunate. 1853, American navy general Perry led the fleet into edo bay twice, forcing Japan to open its ports for trade, which is known as the black ship incident. The Tokugawa shogunate succumbed to the military pressure of the great powers and successively signed many unequal treaties and agreements with the western powers, thus betraying a great deal of national sovereignty and national interests. The shogunate became the object of social crusade, and the Japanese feudal camp split. Some middle and lower samurai put forward the slogan of respecting the king and resisting foreign countries, assassinated the shogunate authorities who advocated the founding of the country and attacked foreigners. Due to the restrictions and repression of the shogunate and western powers, it was declared a failure. People began to realize that if they want to be really rich and strong, they must overthrow the Tokugawa era, so the ending movement began. 1868 65438+1On October 3rd, vassals in the southwest surrounded the imperial palace and relieved the Tokugawa shogunate from guarding the harem. They surrounded the young Meiji Emperor, held a command meeting, and announced that "the imperial power was restored to the ancients", and the power was completely in the hands of the Emperor.