text: Outside a European context , the concept of feudalism is normally used only by analogy ( called semi-feudal ) , most often in discussions of Japan under the shoguns , and sometimes medieval and Gondarine Ethiopia .
simplified: When talking about places other than Europe , the idea of feudalism is normally only used by analogy ( called semi-feudal ) , most often in discussions of Japan under the shoguns , and , sometimes , medieval and Gondarine Ethiopia .