The samurai’s were Japanese elite warriors.  The samurai’s played a very important role in the 12th century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans. In the  Tokugwawa regime, the samurai were the only people allowed to carry swords. The word samurai originated in the pre Heian period and is derived from the Japanese word saburau, meaning to serve or attend. In the early rule of the samurais the word yumitori (“bowman”) was [...]