The Samurai - pt4/10

The Samurai - History Channel (2003)

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• Samurai

[Blade025]

LOL "women are perfect for cavalry..they're light...they're agile..they dont have any balls that get crushed when riding..."

[69salford69]

"10 days that unexpectedly changed America"

= Wow that sounds shit.

[pandamarihuana]

OMFG IT'S THE TRIFORCE!!! @ 1:02

[alacson100]

To those who play Shogun 2, you guys must be smiling when you hear Uesugi and Takeda @ 8:12 ;)

[TheInformalstyle]

Yari Ashigaru are only good for soaking up arrows and defending against flanking cavalry charges.

[MrLantean]

@shattori1 I didn't say that Japanese culture comes entirely from East Asia. The merging of indigenous Japanese culture with East Asian cultural influences transformed Yamato Kingdom into the dominant power in Japan. Great civilizations are born from the blending of various cultures as one. Every culture has its own warrior culture. I know that samurai culture is indigenous to Japan. Wa is often refered to the entire archipelago rather than the name of a native Japanese kingdom.

[shattori1]

@MrLantean That doesn't constitute that Samurai culture or Japanese culture came directly from East Asia. Foreign influences contributed into the development of the region, such as language, Buddhist religion, certain aspects of society, but arts & crafts, rituals, tradition, religion, and civilization existed before. I would say that Japanese culture is a fusion of original Japanese culture with East Asian influences. The Chinese even acknowledged Japan even before, as the Kingdom of Wa.

[MrLantean]

@shattori1 King Geunchogo of Baekje(346-375) sent scholars Wang In and Ajikgi to Yamato state in Japan to spread Baekje culture and East Asian civilization. The merging of indigenious culture with imported East Asian civilization had transformed Yamato state into the dominant state in Japan. Some of the consorts of early emperors were from Baekje. After the fall of Baekje, royalty and nobility fled to Japan to seek refuge.

[MrLantean]

@shattori1 Its true that Japan already had its own culture centuries prior. But it was through Korea, that highly developed East Asian civilization were introduced to Japan. Japanese architecture reflects strong cultural influece from Asian mainland. During the 6th century, one Japanese state, Yamato, began to expand its power and influence to large areas of Japan. It adopted the bureaucratic system of China and Korea to administer its vast domain.

[shattori1]

@MrLantean no, the earliest account of any Korean influence in Japan was as of Seong of Baekje, who brought Buddhism over during the 6th Century. he brought with him sutras, paintings, and statues of Buddha. Prior to that time, it was the Kofun, Yayoi, and Jomon period where Japanese culture already existed. We are an Island country. it makes sense that original religions like Shinto existed in Japan but no in Korea or China. Korea has their own history. please dont mix the two.

[jivenesspie]

All about $  Samurai had no honour