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The '''samurai''' was the class of military nobles of feudal [[Japan]]. They were the prestigious retainers of land-owning lords known as ''{{wiki|daimyo}}'' although there were also masterless samurai known as ''{{wiki|ronin}}''. From the {{wiki|Kamakura period}} to the {{wiki|Bakumatsu era}}, these lords and their samurai ruled over Japan through a form of military government known as the {{wiki|shogunate}} despite the nominal sovereignty of the {{wiki|Emperor of Japan}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Samurai}}</ref> With the dissolution of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the [[Boshin War]], the [[Meiji Restoration]] spelled the end of the samurai.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> | The '''samurai''' was the class of military nobles of feudal [[Japan]]. They were the prestigious retainers of land-owning lords known as ''{{wiki|daimyo}}'' although there were also masterless samurai known as ''{{wiki|ronin}}''. From the {{wiki|Kamakura period}} of the late 12th century to the {{wiki|Bakumatsu era}} in the mid-19th century, these lords and their samurai ruled over Japan through a form of military government known as the {{wiki|shogunate}} despite the nominal sovereignty of the {{wiki|Emperor of Japan}}.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Samurai}}</ref> With the dissolution of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] during the [[Boshin War]], the [[Meiji Restoration]] spelled the end of the samurai.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''</ref> | ||
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The samurai was the class of military nobles of feudal Japan. They were the prestigious retainers of land-owning lords known as daimyo although there were also masterless samurai known as ronin. From the Kamakura period of the late 12th century to the Bakumatsu era in the mid-19th century, these lords and their samurai ruled over Japan through a form of military government known as the shogunate despite the nominal sovereignty of the Emperor of Japan.[1] With the dissolution of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War, the Meiji Restoration spelled the end of the samurai.[2]
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Samurai on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu
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