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Diffusion 5:�Samurais and Ninjas

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Fujiwara

Fujiwara

1156 A.D.

Fujiwara

Round One

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The Hogen Disturbance

The emperor’s family split leading to a civil war.

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I am now your Shogun. The palace is for the weak. True warriors live on the battlefield. Welcome to the Kamakura Bakufu!

Kamakura

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The Shogun

Military ruler who rose to power following a civil war.

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The Samurai

Japanese warriors who usually served military rulers.

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The Mongol Invasion

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Mongolia

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They were stopped twice by storms. After that samurai were no longer needed much.

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The Ronin

Samurai without masters (or jobs) who often ignored bushido.

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Though historically they didn’t last long the Samurai left a lasting impact on Japanese culture.

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NINJAS

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Originally, secret warriors who fought for the peasants against the samurai.

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Fought using stealth and any weapons they could find – No need for Bushido!

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Later, the Shogun paid off the ninjas and they became his personal assassins.