With the emperor restored to power, Japan’s new leadership moved quickly to modernize its military. The traditional samurai class found itself replaced by a national conscript army modeled after ...
The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...
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