The History of Samurai in Japan

samurai69Tomoe Gozen (1157?-1247?) was an onna-bugeisha (, female martial artist) who served Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War (1180-1185). Before the samurai became a formalized caste in the Edo Period (1603-1868),Samurai was once a term to describe aristocratical warriors known as bushi. They’re members of a powerful military caste that rose to prominence in the 12th century,