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Where did Japan's emperors live while Tokugawa shoguns ruled?
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How many ronin avenged their lord in 1703?
Answer: 47
Why: The ronin were laid to rest at Sengaku-ji, a temple in Tokyo, right in front of their master's tomb.
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Who rose from a peasant family to unify Japan?
Answer: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Why: Despite ruling Japan, Hideyoshi did not take the title of shogun; from 1585 he governed as imperial regent, or kampaku.
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Whose switch to Tokugawa's side turned the Battle of Sekigahara?
Answer: Kobayakawa Hideaki
Why: Kobayakawa was a nephew of Hideyoshi's wife Nene and had been adopted by Hideyoshi himself.
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What was the main weapon of the earliest samurai?
Answer: Bow
Why: Their way of life was even called kyuba no michi: 'the way of the horse and bow'.
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Which Mongol ruler sent fleets to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281?
Answer: Kublai Khan
Why: Genghis Khan had died in 1227, so it was his grandson Kublai who sent the fleets against Japan.
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What boxy armor did early mounted samurai archers wear?
Answer: O-yoroi
Why: Heavy o-yoroi armor faded out as foot-soldier combat replaced horseback archery as the dominant way to fight.
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