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    Rōnin - Wikipedia

    In feudal Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin (/ˈroʊnɪn/ ROH-nin; Japanese: 浪人, IPA: [ɾoːɲiɴ], 'drifter' or 'wandering man', lit. 'unrestrained or dissolute person') was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan. A samurai becomes a rōnin upon the death of his master, … See more

    The word rōnin is usually translated to 'drifter' or 'wanderer'; however, per kanji, rō (浪) means "wave" as on the water, as well as … See more

    According to the Bushido Shoshinshu (the "Code of the Warrior"), a samurai was supposed to commit seppuku (also harakiri, "belly … See more

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    Gonin Gumi – groups of households which united for collective protection against rōnin
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    Until the Sengoku period, peasants accounted for the majority of daimyō armies, so they accounted for the majority of ronin.
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    Numerous modern works of Japanese fiction set in the Edo period cast characters who are rōnin.
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