The Etymology of “Samurai” (Warrior/Servant), the Volume of Land Within Japan Available for Agriculture and the Reason the Samurai Were Developed, the Reason Samurai Could Not Own Agricultural Land, How Samurai Armor Was Constructed During the 16th Century and 17th Century, the Samurai View of the Sword, the Concept of “Seppuku” (Stomach Cutting), the Reason the Samurai Did Not Practice Karakiri (Stomach Cutting), the Reason Samurai Performed Seppuku, the Period When the Shōgun Became More Powerful Than the Emperor of Japan and the Length of Time This Novel System of Governance Lasted, and the Reason the Shōgun Became More Powerful Than the Emperor of Japan During the 12th Century

The term “samurai” means “to serve” in Japanese. Only 15% of Japan’s land is suitable for farming and because of this, the warrior class of the samurai were created to fight for the little resources available. Samurais were not able to own land as a way to limit their wealth and power, however they were given land to farm on, land which could not be taken away by anybody except the emperor. Armor from this period, which was during the Middle Ages, was made up of a laminar construction which invo...

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