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M119 - Samouraï, XVIs

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EK castings M119 - Samourai,  XVIs
 
The word "samurai" comes from the ancient verb "saburau" - "to serve." As a special military class, samurai existed throughout most of the history of Japan. Initially, these were warriors who were in the service of a large Japanese aristocracy. Over time, many clans of samurai gained independent political and military weight. Over the centuries, these clans, replacing each other, fought for the title of shogun - the military ruler of the country.
 
At the heart of the Samurai religious ideology was a mixture of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and popular beliefs. The teachings of Bushido (the "warpath"), built on centuries, based on Confucianism, was a kind of samurai code. At the heart of it was the complete submission of the samurai to his master. This, however, did not mean the willingness of a subordinate to commit any meaningless actions. If a samurai was given a knowingly criminal order, he had to humbly persuade his master.
In the 16th century a new type of armor appeared - Tosei-gusoku ("modern armor"). The breastplate of such armor tightly fitted the body, carrying its weight from the shoulders to the hips. This allowed the foot soldiers to fight longer without fatigue. On the samurai, one of the variants of a cuirass, consisting of five horizontal all-metal bands with a vertical pair of laces black and white. The coating with a brown-red lacquer gave the impression of a rusty iron, and there were no problems associated with corrosion. A straw peasant cape was worn in cold or rainy weather.