 Those provinces are led by noble lords. The dukes, barons, and counts of Japan, yes. Yes, but in Japan they are called daimyo. They control armies and land, and serve the emperor. Your late father, was he a daimyo? My father was a military commander, which means he was a rank beneath a daimyo. Hideyoshi-sama was a daimyo before he became Kampaku. It was Hideyoshi-sama who quelled the rebellion at Azuchi, no? Yes.