| Although he was formally a retainer appointed by imperial edict, he was in fact the ruler of Japan who even held sway over the Imperial Court, and typically was treated as the king by outsiders. |
形式的には勅令により任命される臣下ではあるが、実質的に朝廷をも押さえた日本の統治者であり、対外的にも国王としての待遇を受けるのが通例であった。 |