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[[File:Koboto Santaro, a Japanese military commander Wellcome V0037661.jpg|thumb|A samurai in [[Japanese armour|his armour]] in the 1860s. [[Hand-colouring of photographs|Hand-colored photograph]] by [[Felice Beato]]]]
[[File:Koboto Santaro, a Japanese military commander Wellcome V0037661.jpg|thumb|A samurai in [[Japanese armour|his armour]] in the 1860s. [[Hand-colouring of photographs|Hand-colored photograph]] by [[Felice Beato]]]]


{{Nihongo|'''Samurai'''|[[wikt:侍|侍]]、さむらい|}} were the hereditary military nobility<ref name=":2">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xslyjv3qTeoC&dq=%22hereditary+military+aristocracy%22+%22samurai%22+%22Stanford+University+Press%22&pg=PA40 |title=An Age of Melodrama: Family, Gender, and Social Hierarchy in the Turn-of-the ... |via= Google Books |date= 2008|publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0804779623 |accessdate=2022-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MC6L3Re0yqgC&dq=%22hereditary+military+aristocracy%22+%22samurai%22+%22Stanford+University+Press%22&pg=PA37 |title=The Literature of Travel in the Japanese Rediscovery of China, 1862–1945 ... |via=Google Books |date=  1996|publisher=Stanford University Press |isbn=978-0804764780 |accessdate=2022-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShzOxaXn5hcC&dq=%22hereditary+military+aristocracy%22+%22Japan%22+%22University+Press%22&pg=PA156 |title=Nobility and Civility: Asian Ideals of Leadership and the Common Good |author= William Theodore De Bary |via=Google Books |isbn=978-0674015579 |accessdate=2022-07-18|year=2004 |publisher=Harvard University Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-I6owJcCOdwC&dq=%22hereditary+military%22+%22samurai%22+%22University+Press%22&pg=PA241 |title=Interracial Intimacy in Japan: Western Men and Japanese Women, 1543–1900 |author= Gary P. Leupp |via= Google Books |date= 2003|publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0826460745 |accessdate=2022-07-18}}</ref> and officer [[caste]] of [[History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600)|medieval]] and [[Edo period|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.<ref>Samurai: The Story of a Warrior Tradition, Harry Cook, Blandford Press 1993, ISBN: 0713724323</ref>
The '''bushido warriors''' were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval [[Oyashima]] and early-modern [[Oyashima]] and [[Tierrador]] from the late 12th century until their abolition in the early 20th century [[Tierrador]] who practiced the {{wp|Bushido}} code. They were the well-paid retainers of the ''daimyo'', the great feudal landholders of [[Oyashima]]. They had high prestige and special privileges


Following the passing of a law in 1629, samurai on official duty were required to practice [[daishō]] (wear [[Daishō|two swords]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=MartialArtSwords.com |title=Common Myths and Misconceptions About Traditional Japanese Daishō |url=https://www.martialartswords.com/blogs/articles/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-traditional-japanese-daisho |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=MartialArtSwords.com}}</ref> Samurai were granted ''[[kiri-sute gomen]]'': the right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations. Some important samurai and other figures in Japanese history wanted others to believe all of them engaged combatants using ''[[bushido]]'' codes of martial virtues and followed various cultural ideals about what samurai should act like.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=Wert |first=Michael |url=https://worldcat.org/oclc/1202732830 |title=Samurai: A Very Short Introduction |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-068510-2 |location=New York |publication-date=2021-02-01 |pages=35, 84 |language= |oclc=1202732830}}</ref>
Samurai, as they were called in [[Tierrador]] were granted ''{{wp|kiri-sute gomen}}'': the right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations. Which ultimately led to their abolition in the early 20th century.


Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the [[Kamakura shogunate]], ruling from {{Circa}}1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading [[Mongols]]. During the peaceful [[Edo period]], 1603 to 1868, they became the stewards and chamberlains of the ''daimyo'' estates, gaining managerial experience and education.
Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the bushido warrior concept and caste of [[Oyashima]] truly formalized between [[1185]] to [[1333]]. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the bushido warriors proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading [[Ayo Khanate]]. It was during this time, the 16th century, that some daimyos began a trade network with [[Tierrador|Qabór]] in [[Crona]]. As a result some wealthy bushido warriors, called samurai in [[Tierrador|Qabóri]], traveled to [[Tierrador|Qabór]]. Some of them were retained as advisors to the Qabóri emperor and started a cultural investment in samurai culture in [[Tierrador|Qabór]].  


In the 1870s, samurai families comprised 5% of the population. As modern militaries emerged in the 19th century, the samurai were rendered increasingly obsolete and very expensive to maintain compared to the average conscript soldier. The [[Meiji Restoration]] ended their feudal roles, and they moved into professional and entrepreneurial roles. Their memory and weaponry remain prominent in [[Japanese popular culture]].
From [[1603]] to [[1868]], the [[Oyashima]]ne bushido warrior, became the stewards and chamberlains of the diamyo estates, as well as the new [[patroon]]s of the [[Duchy of Martilles]]'s [[Oyashima|Far East Colony]] gaining managerial experience and education. As the colonization of [[Oyashima|Far East Colony]] progressed the role of the bushido warrior was diminished. Starting in the 1680s bushido warriors started an exodus to [[Tierrador|Qabór]] where their ways were respected. By [[1715]], [[Tierrador|Qabór]] had become the hub of bushido warrior culture.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 11:17, 13 January 2024

A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato

The bushido warriors were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval Oyashima and early-modern Oyashima and Tierrador from the late 12th century until their abolition in the early 20th century Tierrador who practiced the Bushido code. They were the well-paid retainers of the daimyo, the great feudal landholders of Oyashima. They had high prestige and special privileges

Samurai, as they were called in Tierrador were granted kiri-sute gomen: the right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations. Which ultimately led to their abolition in the early 20th century.

Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the bushido warrior concept and caste of Oyashima truly formalized between 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the bushido warriors proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Ayo Khanate. It was during this time, the 16th century, that some daimyos began a trade network with Qabór in Crona. As a result some wealthy bushido warriors, called samurai in Qabóri, traveled to Qabór. Some of them were retained as advisors to the Qabóri emperor and started a cultural investment in samurai culture in Qabór.

From 1603 to 1868, the Oyashimane bushido warrior, became the stewards and chamberlains of the diamyo estates, as well as the new patroons of the Duchy of Martilles's Far East Colony gaining managerial experience and education. As the colonization of Far East Colony progressed the role of the bushido warrior was diminished. Starting in the 1680s bushido warriors started an exodus to Qabór where their ways were respected. By 1715, Qabór had become the hub of bushido warrior culture.

History

Oyashimane Bushido warriors

Qabóri Bushido warriors

Flight of the Bushido from Oyashima

Late-stage Qabóri Bushido

See also