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Samurai would commit Seppuku to avoid disgrace and dishonour upon them, their families and their country.

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To avoid disgrace and regain their honor.

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Seppuku was a ritual form of suicide performed by the samurai. Bushido means "way of the warrior". This was a code that was popularized in Edo period Japan to justify the lofty status of the samurai class within Japanese society.


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What is the practice of a warrior comitting suicide?

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What happens if a samurai doesnt follow the code of bushido?

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