Kalmar "shogunate" tana nufin wani nau'i na gwamnatin soja da ya wanzu a cikin 'yan tawayen Japan daga karni na 12 zuwa na 19. Kalmar "shogun" tana nufin "janar" a cikin Jafananci, kuma shogunate gwamnati ce karkashin jagorancin shogun wanda ke da iko na gaske a kan sarki. Shogunate yana da tsari mai tsauri, tare da shogun a saman da kuma hadaddiyar hanyar sadarwa na vassals da sarakunan fada a karkashinsa. Daga karshe an kawo karshen harbin a tsakiyar karni na 19, yayin da kasar Japan ta yi wani zamani na zamani da garambawul na siyasa.