Individual daimyo would hire bands of samurai to be their own personal army, and these groups of daimyo-bound samurai did most of the fighting that weakened Japan during that Warring States period.

Daimyō teien ten : shirarezaru samurai āto = Daimyo gardens as samurai-art / [henshū Hiroshima Kenritsu Bijutsukan] Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Hiroshima Kenritsu ...

A group of figures walks along the foreground among hills, trees and water. This is a procession of daimyo, regional feudal lords, making their way to Edo, the capital of Japan, renamed Tokyo in 1868.

Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

Head to Daimyo for pre or post-game drinking! If you’re looking for a place to drink with Western vibes and a hip young crowd, look no further than Fukuoka ’s Daimyo neighborhood. Nestled in the heart ...

For 56 years, The Journal of Asian Studies has been recognized as the most authoritative and prestigious publication in the field of Asian Studies. This quarterly has been published regularly since ...

For 56 years, The Journal of Asian Studies has been recognized as the most authoritative and prestigious publication in the field of Asian Studies. This quarterly has been published regularly since ...