Daimyo often hired samurai to guard their land, and paid them in land or food, as relatively few could afford to pay them in money. The daimyo era ended soon after the Meiji Restoration, …

Daimyo, any of the largest and most powerful landholding magnates in Japan from about the 10th century until the latter half of the 19th century. The term came about to refer to military lords …

May 6, 2025 · Daimyo were large landowners and vassals of the shogun in feudal Japan from the 12th to 19th century. The daimyo evolved from provincial governors to powerful lords …

Apr 17, 2025 · Daimyo were the high-ranking feudal lords who ruled large areas of land in ancient Japan. They weren’t just landowners—they were military leaders with their own armies, often …

Daimyos were central to Japan's feudal political structure as powerful landowners who managed their own territories while owing loyalty to the shogun. Their ability to control large estates and …

The term ‘daimyo’ simply translates to ‘large private land’ and they belonged in the upper class in feudal Japan. The daimyo lords were at the top of military class just below the shoguns, and …

Daimyo were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 15th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from ...

The daimyo (大名, daimyō) were powerful feudal rulers from the tenth century to the nineteenth century in Japan. Like feudal Europe, Japan was divided into a number of autonomous …

From the 12th century to the 17th century, Japan was dominated by a delicately-balanced, feudal-military system led by daimyos who controlled competing semi-autonomous domains. …

Oct 31, 2011 · As leaders among the local military aristocracy obtained proprietary rights over increasing amounts of land and attracted increasing numbers of military followers, they …