Nick Johnson's Articles http://www.a1articles.com en-us editorial@a1articles.com A Samurai's Power Is In His Little Finger, Not His Samurai Sword In the 12th Century the Shogunate was formed. The head of this regime was the Shogun, the supreme ruler. Under him where his regional 'daimyo' or 'dukes'. Under each 'daimyo' served the Japanese samurai. When a samurai stepped out of line, became too unru... http://www.a1articles.com/article_10914_30.html 03rd October 2005