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How do you become a daimyo?
You need to be a hig rank sensei/ samurai to be a daimyo...
Who was a fedual lord in japan who commanded a private army of samurai?
All land owners who could be shogun at any time could make a private army and become a Daimyo
How did lord hakuseki become villain?
he was a terrible samurai and therefore did poor leadership as a daimyo.
Who can become a Feudal Japanese Shogun?
By People of Lower classes?In the 1100's, feudalism began developing in Japan. Samurai, orJapanese warrior knights, fought over land. Near the end of the twelfthcentury, Yoritomo Minamoto became shogun, or chief general. He was aninfluential samurai. The samurai code of conduct was called the bushido.The shogun, in time, became the main political director. The shogun alsoestablished huge estates that were run somewhat like the feudal estates ofEurope. Under him were the daimyo, or other influential samurai, and thepeasants, artisans and merchants. Unlike European nations, the Japaneseeconomy thrived in spite of constant feudal warfare.
After becoming a samurai what did they become?
Most likely a shogun? But not necessarily, that's like saying all officers in the army most likely become generals. If they weren't promoted to shogun or become a politician they stayed samurai, as this was a very well respected position to be in (by birth right only).
What do samurai's look like?
"Samurai" was a hereditary title, meaning you were born into a samurai family and had no choice about becoming one. If not born samurai it was essentially impossible to become one, as samurai status was something that was given or taken at the will of the local daimyo (lord). And since the title and its associated benefits was considered the highest honour, the title was given to non-samurai families extremely rarely.
How old do you have to be to become a samurai worrier?
to become a samurai you had to be from 14 and up.
What is a geisha samurai?
Historically there are no geisha samurai. It was impossible for a woman to become a samurai. Geisha often entertained samurai but were never considered a samurai themselves.
Who can become a Shogun?
Japanese men and they have to have special skills
Did any Americans become Samurai?
No, since in 1600 the tokugawa shogunate made it impossible move between social ranks. peasents could not become samurai, they couldn't even legally carry swords. To become a samurai after 1600 you had to be born into the samurai
Why do samurai become samurai?
Samurai is a class like caste and it's hereditary. Therefore, the sons of farmers were destined to be farmers and samurai's son were samurai. However, there were rare cases for some to be in samurai class. One is to show great talents in swordsmanship and others include becoming great scholars. It's very rare, though. Inside the samurai class, there was also hierarchy, and it does not always mean upgrading the status if one becomes samurai from the other classes as many samurais were poor. It was more like hereditary occupations. It was hereditary, but sometimes someone who was in favour with the higher authority could become a Samurai such as the English sailor Williams Adams who sailed to Japan but later became a Samurai actually being a samurai took many talents including heredity but that doesn't mean your destined to become a farmer. you see Japanese society was broken down in classes. durning the time off the samurai the shogun was like the "lord" or king. after him was the damiyo or someone who does the kings work(sometimes!) and the samurai. if you worked up in ranks you could have a chance to be a samurai. to be a samurai took many years of dedication and training. if caught in a dirty deed a samurai would commit ritual suicide to peserve his personal honor. At mid 1500 the separation law came. Before it anyone who could afford training could become a samurai, after that you had to be the son of a samurai.
How did the Ancient Japanese become Samurai?
It depended on the time period. The earliest version of samurai came about in the 8th and 9th century when Emperor Kammu was attempting to crush a rebellion of the Emishi people in Japan. Since his army was mostly made up of untrained and undisciplined conscripts, the campaign was largely a failure. To that end, he introduced the title of Shogun, who was to be to leader of several regional clans of warriors who were charged with putting down the Emishi rebellion. After the campaign was over, and over the next few hundred years, these clans grew in power and influence, although the title of shogun largely faded away. They assumed positions and titles of ministers, and others in their family or in their good graces would buy or otherwise obtain titles of power and influence in the regions that these warrior-clans controlled. Through a combination of protection agreements between one another, political marriages, and force, they attained a large degree of political influence and power. They accumulated a great deal of wealth by imposing taxes on the farmers who lived on the lands under their control. As greater wealth was needed to bolster their military power as well as make deals with other clan leaders and politicians, these taxes could be quite heavy. This caused a large numbers of farmers to end up landless, and essentially tied to the clan leaders that were in control of their region. This laid the foundation for the Japanese feudal system. However, in some cases, these farmers would band together in the same manner that the regional clansmen had done initially. By allying themselves with other farming communities, some of these groups were able to resist being controlled by the existing regional clans, and essentially became similar entities themselves. Around this time, the foundation of Samurai beliefs was laid: the principles of Bushido. Arguably, this is when the first true Samurai 'emerged' in that they were a warrior class who followed the ideal of Bushi. Also during this time, the clans amassed enough wealth, manpower, resources, and political influence to rival if not surpass the aristocracy. There were a number of clashes between the Samurai clans after this time, while they essentially vied for supremacy with one another. Two notable clans in the 12th century were the Tairo clan and the Minamoto clan, which clashed twice, both of which had influential results. The Tairo clan emerged victorious after the first clash, and the leader of that clan, Tairo no Kiyomori, became the first Samurai to hold the title of imperial advisor. He later seized control of the government, after which point the Emperor became primarily a figurehead title. This was the first time that the government had been dominated by the Samurai. Later, when the Tairo and Minamoto clans clashed again, Minamoto was the victor. He declared himself Shogun, and was in every relevant way the head of the Japanese government. It was during this time that the Samurai began to adopt (and adapt) some of the features of the aristocracy; when they engaged in things such as art, calligraphy, music, and poetry. The popular view of Samurai as noblemen, the counterpart of Western knights, stems from this period onward. Thus, to 'become' a Samurai between the 8th and 15th centuries, one essentially had to be born into or absorbed somehow into one of these warrior clans. By the time Samurai has established themslves as the leaders of the Japanese government, the title was largely hereditary. People didn't simply become Samurai. This however, would change in the centuries to follow. From the 15th to the 17th centuries, Japan was embroiled in a series of many, many conflicts between regional lords (Daimyo). This was known as the Sengoku Jidai, or the warring states period. Essentially, because the government was headed by Samurai, there were warriors in control of every province of Japan. These provinces were headed by feudal lords, or Daimyo. These Daimyo had their own ranks of Samurai who were loyal explicitly to them. For many different reasons, these Daimyo clashed with each other in efforts to gain more wealth, power, influence, or resources. Such a long and sustained period of conflict led to a need for more and more warriors. Thus, individuals who were skilled warriors essentially could become Samurai by performing in the service of a Daimyo. By the end of the warring states period, the distinction between Samurai and non-Samurai was almost non-existant. Most adult men of almost every social class were at some point serving in a military, and military (as well as many aspects of social) life was dictated by the ideals of Bushido. A large number of Samurai families which lasted until the late 1800s sprang up during this time period. Thus, to become a Samurai during the warring states period was comparatively easy. One could do it through distinguished service in the military, or in some cases service in the administration of the government. The warring states period ended after a series of three powerful Daimyo unified Japan. The first, Oda Nobunaga, was the Daimyo largely responsible for unifying many if not most of Japan's Daimyo under his banner. He was in turn murdered by one of his generals, which opened the opportunity for another of his generals, Toyotomi Hideyoshi to take control. Hideyoshi continued the process of unifying the Daimyo and consolidating his power. However, he died somewhat suddenly. Before he did, he appointed a council of the five most powerful Lords in Japan, who were to rule until Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son was old enough to rule. Before that happened, one of the appointed lords died, and Ieyasu was accused of disloyalty to the established rule of the Toyotomis. This prompted a battle, which Ieyasu won, and he established what would become known as the Tokugawa Shogunate. This would be the military government of Japan until the Meiji restoration, when Japan underwent a thorough and rapid period of modernization and westernization. Under Tokugawa, the ability of common people to ascend to the rank of Samurai was ended. Samurai became a restricted and hereditary title, and furthermore was reserved only for those Samurai families who had followed Nobunaga, Toyotomi, and himself. Many other samurai were either killed or largely abandoned their titles and became reabsorbed into the non-samurai population. Many others became Ronin, or masterless Samurai. So, from the 17th century on, no one could become a Samurai without being born into one of the families which had been established by law by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Not even Tom Cruise.
