Assertion: samurai's existence | /r/CapableOf | encourage the shogunate
Facets:
value: to limit the number of ronin
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Even though a similar number probably joined the Tokugawa forces, the existence of such a large number of men with swords and no anchor encouraged the shogunate to limit the number of ronin by refusing permission for samurai to abandon their masters and become ronin.