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Samurai ( 侍 、さむらい) were the hereditary military nobility [1] [2] [3] [4] 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.
- List of Samurai
They are listed alphabetically by their family names. Some...
- Samurai (Disambiguation)
Film and television. The Last Samurai, a 2003 epic period...
- Bushido
A samurai in his armor in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph...
- Fujiwara
The Fujiwara clan (藤原氏, Fujiwara-shi or Fujiwara-uji) was a...
- Kusunoki Masashige
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial...
- List of Japanese Battles
Ancient/Classical Japan Jōmon Period. Jimmu's Eastern...
- Daishō
Daishō style sword mounting, gold banding on red-lacquered...
- Battle of Aizu
The Battle of Aizu (Japanese: 会津戦争, "War of Aizu") was...
- William Adams
William Adams (Japanese: ウィリアム・アダムス, Hepburn: Uwiriamu...
- Japanese Armour
Ō-yoroi, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century, National...
- List of Samurai
The samurai (or bushi) were Japanese warriors who were members of the important military class before Japanese society changed in 1868. The samurai were also considered to be a type of hereditary nobility . The word samurai comes from the Japanese verb saburau, which means "to serve and look up to someone." [1] History.
Samurai ( 侍 、さむらい) 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 was a Professional Warrior in Japan. Samurai (侍, bushi, mononofu,) existed from the 10th century to the 19th century in Japan and was a member of a family community whose top was the master of Soke (the head family) and whose profession was a warrior.
Jul 24, 2019 · Updated on July 24, 2019. 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.
Samurai (侍 or, more rarely, 士) was a term for the military nobility in pre- industrial Japan who were active primarily between the tenth and nineteenth century. The word samurai is derived from the Japanese verb saburau, meaning “to serve”; a samurai is the retainer of a lord.
