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Samurai - Wikipedia
18 Mar 2024 at 4:23am
Samurai (??????) were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in the late 1870s during the Meiji era. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo, the great feudal landholders. They had high prestige and special privileges.

Samurai | Meaning, History, & Facts | Britannica
18 Mar 2024 at 12:01pm
Samurai, member of the Japanese warrior caste. The term samurai was originally used to denote the aristocratic warriors, but it came to apply to all the members of the warrior class that rose to power in the 12th century and dominated the Japanese government until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

Samurai - World History Encyclopedia
18 Mar 2024 at 3:54am
Samurai were an elite class of Japanese warriors who performed military service for nobles. They were well-trained and highly skilled at riding horses and using the bow and sword. They wore particular armour and followed a code of honour known as bushido.

Samurai and Bushido - Code, Japan & Meaning | HISTORY
18 Mar 2024 at 3:18am
The samurai, members of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, began as provincial warriors before rising to power in the 12th century with the beginning of the country?s first military...

Samurai - Japanese Warriors - japan-guide.com
17 Mar 2024 at 5:57am
The samurai (or bushi) were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class which eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows, spears and guns, but their main weapon and symbol was the sword.

The History of Samurai in Japan - ThoughtCo
18 Mar 2024 at 4:08am
Samurai were a class of highly skilled warriors that arose in Japan after the Taika reforms of A.D. 646, which included land redistribution and heavy new taxes meant to support an elaborate Chinese-style empire. The reforms forced many small farmers to sell their land and work as tenant farmers.

Introduction to the Samurai | Kamakura period (article) | Khan Academy
17 Mar 2024 at 12:02pm
Samurai (lit. ?one who serves?) is the term used to refer to members of Japan?s warrior class. The origins of the samurai can be traced to the eighth and ninth centuries, when large landholdings moved into the hands of the imperial family and related members of the aristocracy (nobles).

The samurai: A history of Japan?s warrior class
18 Mar 2024 at 7:07am
January 31, 2023February 26, 2023 Interesting Japan. Japan?s history is known for its fascinating warrior class known as the samurai. The samurai are often depicted as stoic, skilled swordsmen who lived by a strict code of honor.

The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan - National Geographic
17 Mar 2024 at 10:32pm
HISTORY MAGAZINE. The three samurai who unified Medieval Japan. These shrewd leaders led their armies to multiple victories on the battlefield that put the island nation closer to unification...

Samurai, the Medieval Japanese Warriors - World History Encyclopedia
17 Mar 2024 at 9:20pm
published on 05 October 2022. Samurai were elite and highly skilled warriors that arose in the tenth century in Japan. They performed military service using a bow or swords of varying lengths and were essential components of Medieval Japanese armies.



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