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Yes Samurai are like the equivalent to European knights.
The Japanese counterparts of medieval knights were the samurai. They were warriors who served noble families and were known for their loyalty, honor code (bushido), and skill in combat. Samurai played a significant role in Japanese society, similar to how knights did in medieval Europe.
Samurai. (there i fixed the profanity/expletive at the end.)
The difference between a shogun and a samurai is like the difference between a king and a knight.
Knights and Samurai
A samurai is comparable to a medieval knight not just anyone can be one they have to be a descendant from another samurai and they have to train for years. A regular soldier is just anyone who was inlisted or joined the military.
A major difference between Japanese samurai and European knights during the Middle Ages was their code of conduct and social ethos. Samurai adhered to Bushido, emphasizing honor, loyalty, and discipline, while European knights followed chivalric codes that included ideals of bravery, courtly love, and protection of the weak. Additionally, samurai typically served a single lord with lifelong loyalty, whereas knights often served multiple lords and could be more mobile in their allegiances. Their martial practices and weaponry also differed significantly, with samurai favoring the katana and archery, while knights commonly used swords, lances, and heavy armor in battle.
No one really. Samurai were more akin to Knights in medieval times, fighting for honor/ their kingdom. NINJAS on the other hand were often hired as assassins by the wealthy.
Knights were medieval heavy cavalry who provided their own mounts, armor and weapons and were often lower nobility, with lands and properties to support them. Samurai were medieval Japanese nobility who served as warriors, both mounted and on foot.
samurai have an armor made out of bamboo, leather and some metal. but knights armor are made of steel or many chain mails joined together Samurai didnt have the chivalry that was requested from knights
They both were war lords and served a land lord who controlled a region, also they both followed a strict code of honor and morals for samurai it was the bushido and for the knights it was peity.
Knights and samurai were both elite warriors in their respective cultures, but they differed significantly in their social roles and codes of conduct. Knights, primarily from medieval Europe, adhered to chivalric codes emphasizing loyalty, bravery, and honor, often serving a feudal lord. In contrast, samurai from Japan followed the Bushido code, which stressed loyalty, honor, and discipline, often serving a daimyo. Additionally, while knights typically fought on horseback and wore heavy armor, samurai were known for their skill with the katana and often engaged in both mounted and foot combat.