During the Meiji Period (1868-1912), the lives of samurai underwent significant transformation as Japan modernized and shifted towards a more centralized government. The abolition of the feudal system and the establishment of conscription diminished the samurai's traditional role as warriors, leading many to seek new professions or adapt to a rapidly changing society. Additionally, the Meiji government implemented reforms that stripped samurai of their privileges, including stipends, which contributed to their social and economic decline. As a result, many samurai struggled to find their place in a modernizing Japan, leading to a loss of status and identity.
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Life for the samurai was often challenging, marked by a strict code of honor and discipline known as Bushido. They faced constant pressure to uphold their status and perform in battle, and many lived in a state of readiness for conflict. While they enjoyed privileges and a noble status in society, the expectations and responsibilities that came with being a samurai made their lives demanding and, at times, perilous. Overall, their existence was a complex balance of privilege and obligation.
The samurai were tools of feudal japan to dominate other territories and keep control of situations they considered inconvinient, such as citizens complaining over taxes. Their codes of honors or bushido, were simply an invention to keep them loyal and capable of doing their cruel acts. Many samurai were abusive of their power and authority as they were considered divine to the eyes of law and could kill anyone they pleased for simply staring at them. Samurai are fairly romanticized in the big screen; however the truth is that the ninja were actually the good guys. Part of the samurai's job was to take down opposing neighbors, handle war situations and rice farmers who would riot over taxes and unfair situations; which later gave birth to the ninjutsu combat style to take down evil feudal lords controlling the corrupted samurai and therefor save thousands of lives at the cost of one solely perversed mind. Conclusion: Samurai were scrap! they could kill, rape and do as they pleased with their authority, especially after forbidding anyone but the samurai wielding weapons.
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Both European medieval knights and Japanese samurai warriors pledged oaths of loyalty to their respective lords or masters. This feudal loyalty was central to their roles, as knights served noble lords in exchange for land and protection, while samurai adhered to the Bushido code, which emphasized honor, duty, and allegiance to their daimyo. These oaths underscored their commitment to serve and protect their leaders, often at the cost of their own lives. The honor associated with these vows was crucial to both warrior cultures.
they did not travel as much or as far
There are no real samurai's running around, but the samurai spirit lives on in the Japanese! Honor, duty, and sacrifice!
samurai lives aprox:100 years. The oldest samurai in the world lived 147 years.
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The Samurai's job was to protect the Daimyo and in return they got food and other things
Samurai were the members of the ruling/military class during the feudal periods of Japanese History. The word samurai means "to serve", in reference to the principal value of their code of conduct, Bushido, which was loyalty. A samurai's existence had a single purpose, to live and die in the service of his lord.Samurai, also known as Bushido, was the later name of the warrior in the Bushi code. Bushi means warrior and Bushido means the way of the warrior then later Bushido was replaced with Samurai however you do not pronounce it Samuraido just Samurai. Samurai means the way of the warrior in Japanese.
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" Bushido" which is their code of honor, it was the religion of the samurai.
The lives of the samurai changed greatly from the end of the Edo Period and into Meiji. The ruling Tokugawa was effectively forced to open up Japan's ports (it was basically "open up the ports or we destroy your city") in order to trade with the Americans (and later other Western countries). After this, however, the Tokugawa was despised, and many sought to get rid of him and restore the Emperor to his ancient seat of power (these people were known as the Ishin-Shishi). There were some, though, that still supported the Tokugawa Bakufu and opposed the Ishin-Shishi (these were known as the Shinsengumi and they were samurai faithful to their lords). For about 20 odd years, there was fighting between the Ishin-Shishi and the Shinsengumi, which eventually led to the defeat of the Shinsengumi, the resignation of Tokugawa Yoshinobu and the restoration of the Emperor. This turbulent period was known as the Bakumatsu. So after the Bakumatsu, the samurai had no masters (these masterless samurai were known as rounin) and they pretty much had nothing. All land previously owned by the Bakufu was returned to the Emperor and so the former samurai had nowhere to go. Most were killed, but for the few that survived, they just had to fit into the now normal life of Meiji, with none of the privileges they once had.
The Samurai were more than just mere warriors. They lived their lives by accepting the simple fact that they could die at any moment. Samurai lived by the Bushido code.