10 Facts about MediEval Japan
1. Daimyos were powerfull warlords they look after the millitary, they protected the land they owned, if the Daimyo was very succseful it acheives the honour of a shogun
2.The emperor and shogun were the most highest ranked in the japanese fuedal system, the shogun had more powerwith his special sword called a nihonto than the emperor because the emperor actually had little power
3. Samurai were chosen by the shogun or daimyo to serve their land and fight for it, there were verey comitted to their work. When chosen they swore an oath to the Daimyo
4. Samurais are so loyal that they would even commit Suicide (Seppuku) as either an honour or a punishment, where they get a special knife in their right hand and cut into them self cutting from left to right then signalling to an assistant to sevver his head leaving it slightly attached at his front
5.Zen buddhism was studied very well in Medieval japan, discovered by the samurai warriors, it helps them to figure out that death is just part of life
6. The Japanese built very high walls so it was very difficult for their enemys to get over and making them risk their lives to climb overthem and also they often built them around water, and was built also to protect there region of lands
7.The open space in the walls of the castle tempted enemys to climb over them even more and to make them venture further and then be killed by the people protecting their land
8. Daimyo lived in the castle as samurai and lower ranked people lived in other buildings surrounding the castle, but then the Daimyos told the samurais to live closer to the castle protecting the daimyo better
9. Samurais fight with two swords one being a small sword being 12-24 inches long and the longer one being more than 24 inches,they named their swords and thought they were the soul of the warriorship.
10. Peasants worked for their living in the walls of there region farming for the protection from their samurais
2.The emperor and shogun were the most highest ranked in the japanese fuedal system, the shogun had more powerwith his special sword called a nihonto than the emperor because the emperor actually had little power
3. Samurai were chosen by the shogun or daimyo to serve their land and fight for it, there were verey comitted to their work. When chosen they swore an oath to the Daimyo
4. Samurais are so loyal that they would even commit Suicide (Seppuku) as either an honour or a punishment, where they get a special knife in their right hand and cut into them self cutting from left to right then signalling to an assistant to sevver his head leaving it slightly attached at his front
5.Zen buddhism was studied very well in Medieval japan, discovered by the samurai warriors, it helps them to figure out that death is just part of life
6. The Japanese built very high walls so it was very difficult for their enemys to get over and making them risk their lives to climb overthem and also they often built them around water, and was built also to protect there region of lands
7.The open space in the walls of the castle tempted enemys to climb over them even more and to make them venture further and then be killed by the people protecting their land
8. Daimyo lived in the castle as samurai and lower ranked people lived in other buildings surrounding the castle, but then the Daimyos told the samurais to live closer to the castle protecting the daimyo better
9. Samurais fight with two swords one being a small sword being 12-24 inches long and the longer one being more than 24 inches,they named their swords and thought they were the soul of the warriorship.
10. Peasants worked for their living in the walls of there region farming for the protection from their samurais