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Japanese Hierarchy
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Japanese Hierarchy
Shogun
Shogun's in Japan
A shogun is essentially a military general. The emperor of Japan was a mere figurehead compared to the shogun,the shogun wielded actual power over the country.
Daimyo
Daimyo's in Japan
The role of the daimyo in feudal Japan was managing and maintaining the laws and rules, collecting dues and aiding in armed tasks among others. They were the most influential rulers among the Japanese people and were referred to as lords.
Samurai
Samurai's in Japan
The samurai were the warriors of
pre-modern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class that eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period (1603-1867).
Samurai were supposed to lead their lives according to the ethic code of Bushido ("the way of the warrior"). Strongly Confucian in nature, Bushido stressed concepts such as loyalty to one's master, self discipline and respectful, ethical behavior. Many samurai were also drawn to the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism.
Farmers
Farmer's in Japan
According to Confucian ideals, farmers were superior to artisans and merchants because they produced the food that all the other classes depended upon. Although they were considered an honored class, the farmers lived under a lot of tax burdens for much of the feudal era.
During the reign of the third Tokugawa shogun, farmers were not allowed to eat any of the rice they grew. They had to hand it all over to their daimyo, and then wait for him to give some back as charity.
Merchant's in Japan
Artisan's in Japan
Although artisans produced many beautiful and necessary goods, they were considered less important than the farmers because they didn't make food. Even skilled samurai sword makers belonged to this third tier of society in feudal Japan.
Merchant class of Japan were not respected, the people looked down on the Merchant class because they thought, they were all a bunch of dishonest and were always on the look out for ways to cheat them off their hard earned money.
So payments for transactions which was usually in coins, would be wrapped to hide their presence.
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