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Shoguns(for Hoguns, which according to Wikipedia are some sort of video game character)
Japanese
terms| Name of thingy | Definition | Counterpart (if any) in medieval Europe |
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| Shogun | Military
general; after 1192, essentially emperor | King | | Daimyo | Landowner, has loyal samurai | Lord | | Samurai | Warrior,
sometimes monk too | Knight | | Bushido | Code of behavior the samurai followed | Chivalry | | Yumi
(or something, check it) | Spear | Lance | | Hankyu | I think it's a bow | Bow | | Katana | 2-3
foot long sword | Longsword |
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Early Samurai
During a "Heian period", the emperor's huge army was dwindling. Powerful clans offered low taxes
and more people joined them, making them even more powerful. To protect themselves from the state and from other clans, they
started training excellent soldiers, who became the forerunners of samurai. The different families were becoming even more
powerful. In 1185, Yoritomo Minamoto finally seized the government and became the first shogun, or military dictator.
The shoguns remained in power for the next six centuries.
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Bushido
A samurai had to follow the code bushido, which was a system of rules that he must follow. If
a samurai messed up, then he had to commit the ritual suicide seppuku, or cut out his stomach and bleed slowly and
painfully to death.
The seven virtues of bushido
- Gi (right decisions)
- Yu (courage)
- Jin (benevolence
or good-ness)
- Rei (respect)
- Makoto or Shin (honesty)
- Meiyo (honor and glory)
- Chigi (or something) (loyalty)
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