Samurai

The samurai (侍) were members of the elite warrior class in pre-industrial Japan, who served as retainers to the feudal lords. They were men for whom warfare was their way of life. From a young age, they spent years training their martial skills, traditionally in swordsmanship, archery, and horsemanship; and often in Japanese history, only samurai had the right to even possess these weapons. This commitment made them superior warriors to conscripts and militia, as it took years of training to master those weapons. Violence has always been inextricably tied to power. Because the samurai were dangerous, indispensable, and hard to replace, they commanded great respect and power. In 1185, the emperor's power collapsed and Japan fell under military rule. The country's de facto ruler was now the shogun, who was the head of the strongest samurai clan at the time. The shogun in turn staffed his government with samurai. The samurai thereby became the ruling class of Japan. In 1853, the United States forced Japan to open its borders to foreign trade, dragging the insular country into the modern world. The adoption of modern firearms rendered the traditional weapons of the samurai obsolete. Firearms require only a few weeks of training to master as opposed to years for the sword or bow, which meant that commoners of any profession could be turned into effective soldiers on an as-needed basis. Japan therefore had no more need for a specialized warrior class whose men dedicated their lives to martial training. By 1876 the special rights and privileges of the samurai had all been abolished.

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