Transitional shoguns
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Although these two military adventurers did not succeed in establishing new dynasties of shoguns, they stand at a crucial moment in Japanese history. Their successes paved the way for the relative tranquility of the Tokugawa era.
- Oda Nobunaga (1534–1582) (r. 1568–1582)
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536–1598) (r. 1582–1598)
Even though westerners mistook them as shoguns, they were not actually shoguns at all.