The emergence of the samurai reflected Japan's

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The emergence of the samurai reflected Japan's decentralized political structure, as they were warrior nobility who served regional lords and emerged as a result of the fragmentation of power in Japan during the Heian period (794-1185). The imperial system had little control over these regional lords and their armies, resulting in a need for armed retainers and ultimately the development of the samurai class. Confucianism was influential in shaping the samurai code of ethics, but it was not the primary factor in their emergence. Imperial ambitions to conquer China did not drive the emergence of the samurai.

The Emergence of the Samurai Reflected Japan's