Shoguns that ruled Japan intermittently, as hereditary military dictators, from the beginning of the Asuka period in 709 until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. are as follows:
Asuka / Heian periods (709–1184)
Note: there are different shogun titles. For example, Kose no Maro had the title of . Ki no Kosami had the title of in 789 which is less important than Sei-i Taishōgun. Ōtomo no Otomaro was the first person who was granted the title of . Sakanoue no Tamuramaro was the second, and Minamoto no Yoritomo was third person who had the title of Sei-i Taishōgun.
Kamakura shogunate (1192–1333)
Timeline
Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336)
Ashikaga shogunate (1336–1573)
Timeline
Tokugawa shogunate (1600–1868)
Timeline
Notes
See also
Emperor of Japan
List of emperors of Japan
History of Japan
Daimyo
Han system
Abolition of the han system
References
Bibliography
Friday, Karl (2007). The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado. John Wiley and Sons. .