They are effectively vassals of the shogun and the council of regents. Daimyos are also leaders of warrior clans known as samurai. Every Daimyo was given a fief, or an estate of land contingent on ...

Fans of the historical drama "Shogun" have reason to rejoice: the series is set to return for a second season. After ...

Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Shogun episode 9, "Crimson Sky"! Mariko's journey has reached an emotional end in Shogun episode 9. Based on the James Clavell novel of the same name, the FX ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

“Shogun” is set in Japan during the Sengoku (Warring States) Period (1467-1568) and features a Japanese daimyo lord played by Sanada and a British navigator who becomes his subordinat ...