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		<title>Lady Kyashira at 11:28, 25 May 2026</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Soranin at 18:54, 21 June 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Soranin at 02:46, 6 April 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When [[Daimyō|warlords]] of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as [[ashigaru]] (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the [[Ōnin War]] (1467-77) when, along with {{Wiki|:ja:野伏 (日本史)|nobushi}} (armed peasants) and {{Wiki|悪党|akuto}} ([[bandit]]s), they laid waste to the capital city, [[Kyoto]]. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of [[samurai]]. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the son of a foot soldier and successor to [[Oda Nobunaga]], is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the [[Ōnin War]] (1467-77) when, along with {{Wiki|:ja:野伏 (日本史)|nobushi}} (armed peasants) and {{Wiki|&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;:ja:&lt;/ins&gt;悪党|akuto}} ([[bandit]]s), they laid waste to the capital city, [[Kyoto]]. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of [[samurai]]. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the son of a foot soldier and successor to [[Oda Nobunaga]], is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of [[bow]] and [[arrow]] or [[Long weapon|pole-mounted]] arms like the [[naginata]], and later, the [[yari]]. Once [[firearm]]s were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, [[Arquebus|teppo]] ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of [[bow]] and [[arrow]] or [[Long weapon|pole-mounted]] arms like the [[naginata]], and later, the [[yari]]. Once [[firearm]]s were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, [[Arquebus|teppo]] ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;MikonoshinobiCE at 13:10, 30 March 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Darman36 at 19:35, 22 March 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|[[Assassin&amp;#039;s Creed: Shadows]]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|[[Assassin&amp;#039;s Creed: Shadows]]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:ACSH DB Ashigaru.png|thumb|250px]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:ACSH DB Ashigaru.png|thumb|250px]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When warlords of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as ashigaru (literally, &quot;light of foot&quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Daimyō|&lt;/ins&gt;warlords&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;of feudal [[Japan]] needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot [[soldier]]s known as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;ashigaru&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;(literally, &quot;light of foot&quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Wiki|&lt;/del&gt;Ōnin War&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;|Onin War}} &lt;/del&gt;(1467-77) when, along with nobushi (armed peasants) and akuto ([[bandit]]s), they laid waste to the capital city, [[Kyoto]]. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of [[samurai]]. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the son of a foot soldier and successor to [[Oda Nobunaga]], is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Ōnin War&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;(1467-77) when, along with &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Wiki|:ja:野伏 (日本史)|&lt;/ins&gt;nobushi&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}} &lt;/ins&gt;(armed peasants) and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Wiki|悪党|&lt;/ins&gt;akuto&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}} &lt;/ins&gt;([[bandit]]s), they laid waste to the capital city, [[Kyoto]]. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of [[samurai]]. [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], the son of a foot soldier and successor to [[Oda Nobunaga]], is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of [[bow]] and arrow or pole-mounted arms like the [[naginata]], and later, the yari. Once &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;firearms &lt;/del&gt;were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, [[teppo]] ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of [[bow]] and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;arrow&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;or &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Long weapon|&lt;/ins&gt;pole-mounted&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;arms like the [[naginata]], and later, the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;yari&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;. Once &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[firearm]]s &lt;/ins&gt;were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Arquebus|&lt;/ins&gt;teppo]] ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Animus EGO database entries]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Animus EGO database entries]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashigaru}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashigaru}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Lady Kyashira at 13:44, 22 March 2025</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|[[Assassin&amp;#039;s Creed: Shadows]]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|[[Assassin&amp;#039;s Creed: Shadows]]}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When warlords of feudal Japan needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;soldiers &lt;/del&gt;known as ashigaru (literally, &quot;light of foot&quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[File:ACSH DB Ashigaru.png|thumb|250px]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When warlords of feudal &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Japan&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[soldier]]s &lt;/ins&gt;known as ashigaru (literally, &quot;light of foot&quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the Onin War (1467-77) when, along with nobushi (armed peasants) and akuto (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;bandits&lt;/del&gt;), they laid waste to the capital city, Kyoto. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of samurai. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the son of a foot soldier and successor to Oda Nobunaga, is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{Wiki|Ōnin War|&lt;/ins&gt;Onin War&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}} &lt;/ins&gt;(1467-77) when, along with nobushi (armed peasants) and akuto (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[bandit]]s&lt;/ins&gt;), they laid waste to the capital city, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Kyoto&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;samurai&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Toyotomi Hideyoshi&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;, the son of a foot soldier and successor to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;Oda Nobunaga&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;, is the most famous exception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of bow and arrow or pole-mounted arms like the naginata, and later, the yari. Once firearms were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, teppo ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;bow&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;and arrow or pole-mounted arms like the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;naginata&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/ins&gt;, and later, the yari. Once firearms were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/ins&gt;teppo&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/ins&gt;ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Animus EGO database entries]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Animus EGO database entries]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashigaru}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashigaru}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>imported&gt;Soranin: Created page with &quot;{{Spoilerhd|20 June 2025|Assassin&#039;s Creed: Shadows}} When warlords of feudal Japan needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot soldiers known as ashigaru (literally, &quot;light of foot&quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a...&quot;</title>
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When warlords of feudal Japan needed extra protection for convoys, they would draft peasants to boost their numbers. This was more of a show of force as the peasants were not expected to do any real fighting and were released from service when no longer needed. However, some would remain as foot soldiers known as ashigaru (literally, &amp;quot;light of foot&amp;quot;) which would form the lowest rank of an army. While drafts were a regular practice, they were not demanding as to cause labor shortages in the countryside. Widespread starvation at the time was more often the result of bad weather or the direct impact of war rather than a lack of farm workers and other laborers.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ashigaru first earned their reputation as an effective military class during the Onin War (1467-77) when, along with nobushi (armed peasants) and akuto (bandits), they laid waste to the capital city, Kyoto. Although war did provide opportunity for social ascension, few rose to the rank of samurai. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the son of a foot soldier and successor to Oda Nobunaga, is the most famous exception.&lt;br /&gt;
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Originally, ashigaru weapons consisted of bow and arrow or pole-mounted arms like the naginata, and later, the yari. Once firearms were introduced in 1543, ashigaru played an increasingly prominent role in warfare and were often organized into musketeer units, teppo ashigaru or teppogumi ashigaru.&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Animus EGO database entries]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Database: Legislation and Society]]&lt;br /&gt;
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