The samurai indicate their origins to the Heian Period expedition to conquer the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region. At the same time, warriors were progressively hired by loaded landowners that had grown self-reliant of the central government and assembled armies for their own protection. The two most competent of these landowning clans, the Minamoto and Taira eventually challenged the central government and attacked each other of supremacy over the entire country. Minamoto Yoritomo emerged victorious and build a new military government in 1192, directed by the shogun or supreme military commander. The samurai would rule over Japan for most of the next 700 years. …show more content…
Japanese war tactics and technologies modernised promptly in the 15th and 16th century. Subsequently, warriors were in high demand. It was also the era when ninja warriors specialised in unconventional warfare, were most effective. The country was reunited in the late 1500s, and the social caste system was established during the Edo Period that placed the samurai at the top, followed by the farmers, artisans and merchants consequently. During this time, the samurai were forced to live in castle towns, were the only ones allowed to own and carry