HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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Japan needed to protect itself against the Chinese.
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aristocrats wanted to protect their own interests.
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the emperor wanted to protect a centralized government.
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the aristocrats had lost power to the strong central government of the time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samurai were employed by feudal lords (daimyo) for their martial skills in order to defend the lord’s territories against rivals, to fight enemies identified by the government, and battle with hostile tribes and bandits.
Detailed explanation-2: -As servants of the daimyos, or great lords, the samurai backed up the authority of the shogun and gave him power over the mikado (emperor). The samurai would dominate Japanese government and society until the Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to the abolition of the feudal system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because the court government had no police force, bands of samurai gained power when the Heian government neglected the administration of the provinces. Samurai strength rested on strong group loyalty and discipline. These bands managed large areas of rice land in eastern Japan, around modern Tôkyô.
Detailed explanation-4: -samurai, member of the Japanese warrior caste. The term samurai was originally used to denote the aristocratic warriors (bushi), but it came to apply to all the members of the warrior class that rose to power in the 12th century and dominated the Japanese government until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
Detailed explanation-5: -To protect their lands and enforce the law, nobles formed private armies. To create their armies, they gave land to warriors who agreed to fight for them.