HI123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Yari, Matchlock, Ashigaru
Document Summary
Accelerated deterioration of the power and authority of the. Ashikaga shogunate: social rebellion and warlords took hold of the countryside, japanese peasents formed defence leagues ikki. Most important was ikko-ikki, which consists of peasants and. Lieutenant and chief support to oda: 1568 oda nobunaga invades kyoto, and establishes a leading authority, takeda shingen, daimyo of kai and shinano, emerged as a great rival of. Samurai at war: size, organization and discipline of clan armies, samurai originated in 10th century as warriors serving powerful clan lords. Came to develop a distinct group based on fierce loyalty to one"s lord, reverence for lineage and desire for glory: samurai were originally mounted archers. Coming of firearms: the portuguese were the first europeans in japan, and brought firearms in 1543. Japanese called europeans nanban "southern barbarians: matchlock arquebus- first gun, japanese called them tanegashimas because of where they were introduced.
