The merchants would buy items from artisans and farmers and sell them.
pharoh, artisians, merchants, slaves
Europe and Japan were both feudal societies. Feudal systems contain hierarchies. The hierarchies in Japan and Europe were similar: king/emperor on the top, nobles next, then knights/samurai, then merchants and craftsmen, and lastly, peasants and serfs.
In feudal Japan, peasants were considered higher than merchants on the social pyramid primarily due to their essential role in agriculture, which was the backbone of the economy and society. Peasants produced food and supported the samurai class, who provided protection and governance. In contrast, merchants were often viewed with suspicion as their wealth was seen as derived from profit rather than contribution to society. This perception reinforced the hierarchy that prioritized the agrarian lifestyle over commerce.
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A Bushido which was renamed Daimyo under the Ashikaga Shogunate.
They sell things like other merchants.
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the social pyramid isn't real. there are no people that are less than another. they are all equal in japan today. In feudal Japan there was a strict social pryamid. The emperor was a figurehead but at the top. The shogun was a military leader and had the real power. Pheasants were next. Artisans were below and the merchants were at the bottom.
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