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Bookmark or Share- Samurai - WikipediaSamurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who served the Kuge and imperial court in the late 12th century, although it is debated when they became a class. [ 1 ]
- Samurai - Japanese Warriors - japan-guide.comThe 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.
- Samurai - Traditional KyotoSamurai were the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. The Samurai followed a set of rules that came to be known as bushidō – literally ‘the way of the warrior’. The unwritten and unspoken code emphasised frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death.
- Samurai | Meaning, History, & Facts | BritannicaSamurai, 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.
- The samurai: A history of Japan’s warrior classAs Japan began to feudalize, these guards were eventually transformed into a new class of warriors called samurai. By the 12th century, the samurai had become the dominant military class in Japan, with their own unique set of values, customs, and traditions.
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