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[[Image:samurai.jpg|thumb|500px|An artist's portrayal of a Samurai]]The samurai were the military nobility of Japan.  They were equivalent to the [[vassals]] of European [[Feudalism]].
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[[Image:samurai.jpg|thumb|500px|An artist's portrayal of a Samurai]]The '''samurai''' were the military nobility of [[Japan]].  They were equivalent to the [[vassals]] of European [[Feudalism]].
  
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The Samurai were simply soldiers no different from those in Europe, prior to the Tokugawa dynasty (16th Century). After the unification of Japan, they became a class of warrior-scholars, who developed a code of honor and chivalry which was never tested until World War 2. The mythology they created around themselves led to the belief that Samurai never ran from battle, served their masters faithfully even if it meant death, and commited suicide when dishonored. As Japan was largely at peace for 400 years, these myths are largely not founded in fact. Japan's kamikaze pilots killed themselves because they believed the samurai ideal of service until death, and the hope for an honorable death. {{fact}}
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Samurai were soldiers no different from those in [[Europe]], prior to the [[Tokugawa]] dynasty (16th Century). After the unification of Japan, they became a class of warrior-scholars, who were second in social standing only to the Emperor and [[daimyo]]s. They adopted a warrior code known as the [[Bushido Code]](Way of the warrior), which emphasized loyalty, devotion, and honor to the death. If the samurai failed in any of these the Samurai's lord could demand that he redeem himself via [[seppuku]], or ritual suicide.[http://www.bigbearacademy.com/bushido-code.html]. This became an inspiration to Japan's [[kamikaze]] pilots in [[World War 2]].[http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Japan/save/jonas/jonas.htm]
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Samurai were always to carry a daishou, the traditional Samurai weapons, and it was considered to be like their [[soul]].  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:55, July 13, 2016

An artist's portrayal of a Samurai

The samurai were the military nobility of Japan. They were equivalent to the vassals of European Feudalism.

Samurai were soldiers no different from those in Europe, prior to the Tokugawa dynasty (16th Century). After the unification of Japan, they became a class of warrior-scholars, who were second in social standing only to the Emperor and daimyos. They adopted a warrior code known as the Bushido Code(Way of the warrior), which emphasized loyalty, devotion, and honor to the death. If the samurai failed in any of these the Samurai's lord could demand that he redeem himself via seppuku, or ritual suicide.[1]. This became an inspiration to Japan's kamikaze pilots in World War 2.[2]

Samurai were always to carry a daishou, the traditional Samurai weapons, and it was considered to be like their soul.

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