Taikun
Sign in to savethumb|Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last taikun , spelled tycoon in English language sources from the 1860s, is an archaic Japanese term of respect. Its literal meaning is "Great Lord/Prince" or "Supreme Commander". In official documents, it was written .
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It is catalogued under topics including Edo period, Japanese honorifics and Titles of national or ethnic leadership.
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- Country
- Tokugawa shogunate
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- applies to jurisdiction
- Japan
- start time
- 1636-00-00
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thumb|Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last taikun , spelled tycoon in English language sources from the 1860s, is an archaic Japanese term of respect. Its literal meaning is "Great Lord/Prince" or "Supreme Commander". In official documents, it was written .
The term originally derived from the Chinese text I Ching; in China it referred to an independent ruler who was not part of the imperial lineage. of Japan and unspecified predecessors are reported to have used the title 大和大君, "Yamato Taikun".
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