Assertion: samurai's lord | /r/HasProperty | daimyo
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text: The incident, famous in Japanese history, relates how the samurai, made masterless (rōnin) by the treacherous murder of their lord (daimyo), Asano Naganori, avenged his death by assassinating the daimyo Kira Yoshinaka (a retainer of the shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi), whom they held responsible for Asano’s murder.
text: Samurai were paid by their feudal lords, the Daimyo, in rice or land.
text: In Japanese feudal society, the shogun military leaders represented the emperor and ruled the people through the feudal lords, which were called daimyo.
text: Samurai were employed by feudal lords (daimyo) to defend their territories against rivals, to fight enemies identified by the government, and battle with hostile tribes and bandits.
text: Under him were a number of regional lords, the daimyo, each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors.