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The Samurai Archives History Page is an in-depth research page on Japanese Samurai History, with details of the samurai warriors and battles of Japanese History. ... - Famous Samurai; - Famous Women; - Famous Generals; - Military Rulers of Japan; - Emperors and Empresses; - Samurai Battles; - Samurai Culture; -
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The Sengoku jidai ("warring-states period") was marked by the loosening of samurai culture, in a sense. Those born into other social strata could sometimes make names for themselves as warriors and thus become de facto samurai.
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Samurai is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompa...
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About the Japanese warriors: Samurai. ... Samurai Armour ... Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows, spears and guns; but their most famous weapon and their symbol was the sword.
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The Yamato participated in politics and culture on the Korean peninsula directly. ... The term "samurai", meaning "those who serve" came into use (although with derogatory meaning when used by pretentious courtiers). Warriors continued to fight on horseback, with bow and arrows as their primary weapon, but also with a...
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Samurai is the word for a Japanese warrior class and for a member of this class. Samurai warriors have been glorified in numerous films, books, comic series, TV shows and theater plays. The Samurai history is a source of fascination for adults and children all over the world.
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The samurai ethic influenced Japanese culture to such an extent that the government at one point found ways to exploit young recruits beliefs to further their cause. The concept of Bushido is illustrated by the kamikaze flights during World War II.
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On a more intimate scale, the development of the tea ceremony was closely intertwined with samurai culture in the late medieval period. During the Edo period (1615–1868), the cult of the warrior, bushido, became formalized and an idealized code of behavior, focusing on fidelity to one's lord and honor, developed.
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