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Japanese warriors

  • NinjaThe word ninja appears in written records as far back as the late 8th century within poems found in the Man'yōshū. A specific poem from that era reads…
  • SamuraiIn 792, the imperial court issued an edict ending most conscription and dissolving the gundan, except for those in outlying regions like Mutsu and Dewa…