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A male leader with big responsibilities who ruled medieval japan. thx :)

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"Noh actors, who were always male in the medieval period, famously move and make gestures in a very slow and highly stylised manner while they wear masks of particular designs which show the characters they are playing such as youths, aristocratic women, warriors, and demons."- world history encyclopedia

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"Usually drawn from the peasant classes, foot soldiers (ashigaru) made up the bulk of the Japanese military. The military also included cavalry archers, and later riflemen and artillery units. Soldiers were paid for their service by their daimyo (the warlord of their domain)."

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The primary source: letter which the historian is pointing too is an original stamped letter written by Toyotomi Hideyoshi expressing his gratitude for his mother's recovery from illness. This is filial piety (respect for family and ancestors) shown by the great Samurai, daimyo and leader.

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This image is a secondary source created 1849 consists of a samurai. A samurai are fierce warriors in elaborate armour serving their lord and master faithfully. The samurai ranked above the ronin in terms of social standing. He holds a sharp sword known as the katana and surrounding him are words that appear to be written in hiragana and kanji (traditional Japanese language).  The samurai were the most influential class in the feudal system, owing to their numbers and due to the sway they held within the military.

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Sourced from: National Library of Australia

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Daimyos were powerful figures compared to the general population in the Edo Period. They could control a group of people, asking for taxes and owned large piece of land. On the pyramid, they came before the samurai and after the emperor.
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This is an ancient visual representation of a samurai. It is a primary source depicting a dead samurai with his horse floating in the sea. Samurais were considered important as they fought for their country and contributed to the wellness of Japan. This is why they were at the top of the social hierarchy.

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Samurai were martial arts warriors employed by the Damiyo to defend them from their rivals and other territories. Samurai were often depicted to employ a variety of weapons but the main weapon included a katana (sword) they were also shown wielding a bow and arrow. During the Edo period, the Samurai were able to rise in ranking and were soon declared one of the most important figures during pre-medieval Japan. The samurai were depicted to be wearing metallic armor form head to toe these were often red, silver, black, and wite.

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Artisians created clothing, weapons, utensils and many more. In the primary source you can see that the artisians are creating some kind of artwork.

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This artifact was created by an ancient Japanese artist, to explain the continuous warfare in the current time. Continuous warfare was taking place in ancient Japan. Japanese shoguns of this time took over thrones and became the most trusted and holy emperors and took their power. This started the shogunate period.

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The Hinin were considered outcasts, they were the non-people and were not considered to be in the hierarchy at all. The reason they were considered outcasts was because they had jobs such as a butcher, undertaker, tanner, public executioner which were not pure and were considered unclean in the Shinto and Buddist beliefs. Skills and good produced by the trade were suprisingly in high demand by people who needed to have someone buried, wanted meat for food or wanted fur or leather for clothing.

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A samurai in full armour depicted on a Japanese plate, 1850–75; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Peasants were classed quite high in the feudal system. This is because they provided food to the solider during the war.

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Peasants were classed quite high in the feudal system. This is because they provided food to the solider during the war.

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This image is a primary source about a farmer. You can see the farmer working hard.
Farmers were known as the foundation of Ancient Japan. Even though the farmers were just below the samurai in the social hierarchy, the government made their lives miserable. They had travel restrictions and heavy responsibilities.

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"All the implements cited above shall be collected and submitted forthwith. " This extract from a primary source written in 1588 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi shows his power as a feudal lord and imperial minister. It shows his role as a leader who expresses his view of the influence of Christian countries over japan, role of vassals, not allowing padres to live in Japan, trade with the Portugese and allowing those who do not pray to the Buddha have permission to leave Japan.

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Samurais are warriors from pre modern japan which made up the ruling military class which eventually became the highest ranking social hierarchy of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows, spears and guns, but their main weapon and symbol was the sword.

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A samurai was considered holy and the most loyal person towards the emperor of ancient Japan. He was considered the most powerful and was believed to be better than any incoming danger. They were also very close to the shoguns, and were given a high authority over the people.

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Ancient pottery artifact. This is a primary source which makes us believe pottery was well followed in ancient Japan. Merchants used to sell these, craftsmen and artists used to make these and sell these to the merchants.

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Daimyo were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and nominally to the emperor and the kuge.

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This is a visual source depicting the shogun, the military dictator, of Japan.The Shogun held almost absolute power over territories through military and controlled the emperor.