The answer to this question is the Emperor. <span>In the era of Japanese feudalism system, the title of the shogun was created by the Emperor. It was at the height of feudalism the Emperor was in charge.<span /></span>
The role of the Emperor has been consistent during the Japanese history, the name “Emperor” was borrowed from China and was applied to Japanese rulers since the 7th century.
When Feudalism started in Japan de Emperor lost most of his power to the Shogun, that was a de facto ruler. This started a new form of control in Japan and ended the absolute ruling of the Emperor.
He delitberately started wars with neighbouring European countries and rallied the German people using nationalism against them and won. This is how Prussia/Germany grew large in military power and land
