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Ashigaru (足軽, "light of foot") were
infantry emplo**** by the
samurai class of
feudal ****an. The
first known reference to
ashigaru was in the 14th century...
- most
famous and
influential battles in the
history of the samurai. The
ashigaru were the
lowest class of
soldier in
feudal ****an and were
formed as militia...
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Portuguese Empire in 1543. It was used by the
samurai class and
their ashigaru "foot soldiers", and
within a few
years its
introduction in
battle changed...
- (wakatō) and
ashigaru were fighters,
while the rest were porters. Generally,
samurai (wakatō)
could take
family names,
while some
ashigaru could, and only...
- the
feudal era of ****an by the
samurai class and
their foot
soldiers (
ashigaru). The
Tatami dō (a
foldable cuir****) or the
tatami katabira (an armoured...
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Muromachi period, large-scale
group battles started in
which mobilized ashigaru (foot
peasant troops)
fought on foot and in
close quarters, and yari, yumi...
- one of the
major components of ****anese
armour worn by the
samurai and
ashigaru or foot
soldiers of
feudal ****an. The
predecessor of the dō was manufactured...
- to be used in wars. With the
introduction of guns, a
standing army of
ashigaru (足軽, foot soldier)
became essential to
victory in war,
making it impossible...
- had no
traceable samurai lineage, and his
father Kino****a
Yaemon was an
ashigaru – a
peasant emplo**** by the
samurai as a foot soldier.
Hideyoshi had no...
- were
originally used by the
samurai class of
feudal ****an, as well as by
ashigaru (foot soldiers) and sōhei (warrior monks). The
naginata is the
iconic weapon...
