listen); English: /ˈʃoʊɡʌn/ SHOH-gun) was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, though during part of the Kamakura period, shoguns were themselves figureheads.

What year is Shogun set in?

Set in the year 1600, it tells the story of a bold English pilot whose ship was blown ashore in Japan, where he encountered two people who were to change his life: a warlord with his own quest for power, and a beautiful interpreter torn between two ways of life and two ways of love.

Is Shogun historically accurate?

Sure the 'Novel' is still a novel...but it's Historical Fiction. The setting is very accurate, the character analogs a bit less so for artistic license. I learned much about Courtesan culture that I later found to be completely accurate. The way they first created 'red light district' style brothels.