The samurai - An important part of Japanese history

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The samurai caste was the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. By the end of the 12th century, the samurai became closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai followed a set of rules that came to be known as bushid . Although they made less than 10% of Japan's population, samurai teachings can still be found in modern Japanese martial arts...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9786130147303
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14730-3
• No. of pages: 184
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History