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Samurai is a class like caste and it's hereditary. Therefore, the sons of farmers were destined to be farmers and samurai's son were samurai.
However, there were rare cases for some to be in samurai class. One is to show great talents in swordsmanship and others include becoming great scholars. It's very rare, though.
Inside the samurai class, there was also hierarchy, and it does not always mean upgrading the status if one becomes samurai from the other classes as many samurais were poor. It was more like hereditary occupations.
It was hereditary, but sometimes someone who was in favour with the higher authority could become a Samurai such as the English sailor Williams Adams who sailed to Japan but later became a Samurai
actually being a samurai took many talents including heredity but that doesn't mean your destined to become a farmer. you see Japanese society was broken down in classes. durning the time off the samurai the shogun was like the "lord" or king. after him was the damiyo or someone who does the kings work(sometimes!) and the samurai. if you worked up in ranks you could have a chance to be a samurai. to be a samurai took many years of dedication and training. if caught in a dirty deed a samurai would commit ritual suicide to peserve his personal honor.
At mid 1500 the separation law came. Before it anyone who could afford training could become a samurai, after that you had to be the son of a samurai.
Samurai don't become Samurai, they are born in to a samurai clan. Generally both parents come from a Samurai family, but the father has to be a Samurai if the son is to be a Samurai. So it's kind of like asking why do royals become royal?
The Samurai of the East (Orient) were the same as the Knights of the West (Occident). Both Knights and Samurai were armored fighting men that fought for their Kings/Lords. Whatever disputes those Kings or Lords had within their kingdoms, their Knights/Samurai did their fighting for them.
the samurai was created because japan was in the feudal system of government. lords would hire the samurai to protect them until they die, and in exchange the samurai would be given land to farm and live on.
"Samurai" meant different things at different times. Initially they were effectively a servant class ("samurai" means "to serve"). As time went on they became an aristocracy, specializing (often) in war. During the time of aristocratic samurai (which is what most are familiar with), they, like the knights of the western world, were assigned their titles and duties by higher-ups. Heredity often played a large role in this regard and you would therefore sometimes find samurai families.
Samurai don't become Samurai, they are born in to a samurai clan. Generally both parents come from a Samurai family, but the father has to be a Samurai if the son is to be a Samurai.
In Japan, you have to be born into a samurai family. you can be adopted into a samurai family though.
For the very same reasons the Knights in the West came into existence; Kings/Lords needed champions to fight for them. Feudal wars.
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Did any Americans become Samurai?
No, since in 1600 the tokugawa shogunate made it impossible move between social ranks. peasents could not become samurai, they couldn't even legally carry swords. To become a samurai after 1600 you had to be born into the samurai
How do you become a daimyo?
You need to be a hig rank sensei/ samurai to be a daimyo...
Why was it a dream for young boys to become a Samurai?
It was a honor to be a great samurai. It's also a better life than being a farmer except if you like farming as a job. But being a samurai is not easy either.
The Meiji Restoration abolished traditional Japanese class system including the upper class of samurai. Many samurai rebelled against this change. However many other samurai?
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After becoming a samurai what did they become?
Most likely a shogun? But not necessarily, that's like saying all officers in the army most likely become generals. If they weren't promoted to shogun or become a politician they stayed samurai, as this was a very well respected position to be in (by birth right only).
How old do you have to be to become a samurai worrier?
to become a samurai you had to be from 14 and up.
What is a geisha samurai?
Historically there are no geisha samurai. It was impossible for a woman to become a samurai. Geisha often entertained samurai but were never considered a samurai themselves.
Did any Americans become Samurai?
No, since in 1600 the tokugawa shogunate made it impossible move between social ranks. peasents could not become samurai, they couldn't even legally carry swords. To become a samurai after 1600 you had to be born into the samurai
What samurai techniques can be used in modern times?
After WWII people could no longer become samurai, but the devotion of samurai is still used in modern times.
What does a female have to do before becoming a samurai?
Become a man other than that nothing. Woman were not allowed to be samurai.
Who is taro in the samurai's tale?
Taro is a boy who's family dies when he is four and he wants to become a samurai.
When did Samurai become?
Between 9th and 12th centuries.
Can you become a samurai in two years?
Being a samurai was outlawed in Japan over a century ago. One was born into a samurai family and trained from childhood. Two years is an awfully short time to devote to a martial art and become good at it.
When does Emily become a Super Samurai in Power Rangers Super Samurai?
The episode in which Emily goes Super Samurai has not aired yet and upcoming episode descriptions have not revealed in regards to the episode in which she'll go Super Samurai.
How does someone become a samurai?
Read "The way of the Samurai" found in almost all library's it's not very long but too long to answer here.
Why couldn't traditional samurai become ninja?
Because therecomplitly diffrent
How do you become a daimyo?
You need to be a hig rank sensei/ samurai to be a daimyo...
