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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...
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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...
- who were vagabonds, the
nobushi (野武士), who were
armed peasants, and the
ashigaru (足軽), who were
temporarily hired foot soldiers, were not
considered samurai...
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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...
- unit
roster includes both
peasant soldiers known as
ashigaru as well as
samurai warriors:
ashigaru are
basic infantry which are
easily recruitable and...
- 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...
- were worn both by foot soldiers,
including the
common soldiers known as
ashigaru, as well as by the
elite samurai and
members of the shogunate, and in special...
- 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...
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Ashigaru (foot soldiers)
using matchlocks (tanegashima) from
behind shields (tate)....
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close combat.
During this period, the
tactics changed to a
group battle by
ashigaru (foot soldiers)
mobilized in
large numbers, so
naginata and
tachi became...
