Samurai - It’s a name
of the Japanese warrior, very common on West – in Japan samurai
were called bushi. The symbol of the samurai was sword - katana and
wakizashi, a short sword, together forming a set called Daisho. They
wearing Daisho in honor and duty. Daisho were not only a weapons. It
was said that they are the soul of the samurai, samurai were so
strongly associated with their swords and surrounded them deep
reverence. Samurai as a social group appeared at the VII and VIII
century. In 702 years, Japanese created Taiho Code, recognizing then
the power of the emperor. He then began to form military units
subordinated to the owners of the lands, having if necessary to the
defense of property. Areas of eastern and northern Japan, especially
in the Kanto plain, were often a field of bloody revolts and
rebellions. There, for the first time appeared samurai. After the
revolution Meiji in 1871, Japanese king abolished all titles samurai.
Despite numerous protests layer Samurai was formally abolished.
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