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Japanese Feudal System
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Ronin
Masterless samurai, lower status without a lord to serve
Ninja
Espionage agents, not an official rank but had a noteworthy role
Daimyo
Feudal lord, landowner, power beneath the Shogun
Emperor
Ceremonial figurehead, considered the sovereign but with little political power
Shoya
Village headman, tax collector and local administrator
Jito
Estate stewards or managers, oversaw the manors of the nobility
Samurai
Warrior class, served the Daimyo or Shogun
Ashigaru
Foot soldiers recruited from peasant class, ranked below Samurai
Shogun
Military dictator, top of the samurai hierarchy
Hatamoto
Direct retainers of the Shogun, higher status than regular samurai
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