An Overview - Japanese Samurai

Written by Veronica Carrillo

Sunday, 03 January 2010 09:35

by VeronicaCarrillo

The Pony Express, which some say started as an expensive publicity stunt by the freighting firm Russell, Majors & Waddell to snag a lucrative government mail contract, turned into an 18-month adventure that still captures the imagination of western-history lovers. For more than 132 years, the lore of the Pony Express has endured. Almost yearly, people ride all or parts of the trail on horseback. From its starting point in St. Joseph, Missouri, to its terminus in Sacramento, California, the Express' 1,839 miles traversed the "central route." Transportation magnates William H. Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell were betting on this route to triumph over the more popular but longer southern route as the nation's choice of mail and passenger service between the Mississippi and California.

Indeed, the idealized vision of the samurai's goal was to blend of the art of warfare with other, more traditional, arts such as poetry, painting, or shodo, the art of writing Japanese symbols. Because the samurai formed the foundation for the rest of the Japanese aristocracy, it was crucial that they be educated. This would lead to a surprisingly high rate of literacy amongst this warrior caste.

While searching for family history, you will find a wealth of information by using your computer. You can search though old historical records have been transcribed or scanned and then uploaded into online databases. Years ago you would travel many miles or pay a researcher to find these types of documentations. Today you can do this online. However, you may have to pay to access some online databases.

Using these databases is simple, you enter information such as names and birthdates and then click search. Keep in mind that way back when there are misspellings of names as well as wrong dates that are commonly a year or so off depending on historical record book entries. Take note of location as well, such as the city, state or territory. These things can change with the dividing of territory or state. If you run into difficulties, find out if the location of your ancestor changed over the years.

Such multifaceted individuals are a rarity amongst the fighting class of any nation, especially when these defining characteristics of honor, culture, and battle prowess were considered the rule, rather than the exception.

The ultimate result of pursuing these ideals in Japan was the Samurai: a truly fascinating specimen of medieval nobility.

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