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warrior rule in the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates

Discuss the warrior rule in the Kamakura and Ashikaga Shogunates with specific examples

Most of Japan 's political history revolved around the warrior rule or political rule of warring clans . Throughout the twelve until the nineteenth century , the governance of Japan depended on the outcomes of the continuous struggle between warring groups to take control . At the center of the warrior rule are two concepts , the bushi translated as `fighting men ' and the samurai meaning `those who serve . Warriors practiced a code centered on loyalty and no tolerance for defeat (Jansen , 1995

) This made the warrior rule and the change in political leadership very dynamic

Kamakura Shogunate

The Kamakura Shogunate exemplifies the warrior rule in Japan , with a warrior clan controlling governance and the warrior clan descending from the noble families . On one hand , the noble families maintain and secure political dominance by engaging the strongest warriors since the right to lead depended on the ability to wield the sword and defeat the ruling power and defend one 's rule from other warrior groups . On the other hand , the warriors with familial or non-familial ties with the noble families developed loyalty to these families and defended the leadership that they helped establish . This implied the overlap between the noble families and warrior groups . Noble families with strong warrior leaders often win the battle and those families without strong leaders in war became subservient to those with the ability to lead wars and defend governance . The Kamakura Shogunate is one period...

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