Edo Castle

what they believe is right. the ronin believed that the decision of seppku towards their leader was wrong . By the ronin acting back in revenge, they were honoring their leader by show loyalty and that is what samurai is supposed to be (sounds like walker texas ranger). "True men remain loyal to those to whom they are indebted:Loyalty to a superior was the most distinctive virtue". According to the Bushido, this is called loyalty, and I believe that the decision to kill Lord Kira was a decision made by all of the ronin. All of the ronin had a choice when before lord Asano commute seppku. Some of the samurai wanted the peaceful surrender of Ako castle, other samurai recommend defending the castle to the death and a few wanted immediate death towards lord Kira. The samurai had to come to a majority decision and that was to surrender the castle peacefully. After they vowed to get revenge on Lord Kira for they believed he was the one to…

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 Secondly, there were many social changes during the Tokugawa rule which benefited the Shogun but also impacted Japan.These changes were made to consolidate the power of the Shogun and to stop wars plaguing the country as in the Sengoku period.In source 2 it tells us the castles of the lords were allowed…

Sankin kodai was a policy for all Daimyos must serve in the capital, which was Edo, for 80% of their time. All the daimyos had to have their wives and children stay in Edo as hostages so that the daimyos do not rebel against them. There were three types of classes of Daimyos. First one is called Shimpan. Shimpans were people with the name of Tokugawa. These Daimyos were given the land around the capital during this time, Edo. Second type of Daimyo was called Fudai. Fudai are usually army…

It is debatable whether siege warfare became as important as it was due to the presence of the defensive monstrosities that were castles or if it was siege warfare that led to the advancement of castles, but siege warfare is a key focus regardless. When analyzing medieval warfare, some historians make the mistake of ignoring siege engines or warfare and instead choose to focus their inquiry on knights or horses . Knights on horseback had a minor impact on siege warfare, which was the leading…

Tall stone walls, numerous holes located throughout the property, crumbling bricks, narrow hallways, small stairwells. These are just some of the features of the crumbling medieval castles that still stand today. Yet, only a few hundred years ago, these castles were the homes of the wealthy and a shield for the low-lights in society. The bigger and stronger the castle, the more wealth was shown, and the better protected the people of the village were. A successful medieval European castle would…

The Castel Medieval castles were built to be as defensive as possible. Every part of them was designed to make sure that the castle was as strong as it could be, and could hold out against sieges - which could sometimes last months. The Outer Curtain Wall The ‘curtain wall’ was a stone wall which wrapped around the outside of a castle. This wall was the main layer of defense, and it was very strong - for example, the curtain wall of Caerphilly Castle in Wales was more than 2 meters (that’s more…

and castles that date back to Medieval times scattered all over the beautiful countryside. Most of the castles found in Ireland were built using stone. Many of them date back to the 1100's. The Irish started building castles after the Normans invaded the country. There were castles built all over Ireland's beautiful countryside. Many of them now lie in ruins. There are others that have been restored. Many of the castles are open to the public. The Bunratty Castle was built in the 15th…

early as 300BC. The Traction Trebuchet required a large group people to pull on a heavy rope in order to launch the projectile. The trebuchet didn’t reach Europe till the early dark ages around 500 AD. during this time the trebuchet went through very significant changes, the most important of which being the replacement of the troop of men pulling on a rope in order to launch the projectile, with a large fixed counterbalance weight. Thought the fixed weight was a significant improvement from the…

servants, specialists, and tradesmen that lived in the castle also. They also considered the location of the castle, to make sure it's in a good city but also that it's architecture will help put it in a good position to defend itself. The reason the architecture was so important was because the main objective was making the castle as defensive as possible. There is an obvious connection between medieval castles and cities, for both relied on well-built fortifications to withstand attack and…

Castles were constantly being changed. They had to change defences so it could be could be as defensive as possible. It had to be defensive enough to survive a siege which could go on for months. They did not only change defence such as walls and weapons but they also changed what was inside because the first castle only trained knights but they upgraded it so now it has a chapel, living rooms and the king and queen can own a castle. Why did castle designs Change? They had to change the designs…