yoriki
Sign in to savewere members of the samurai class of feudal Japan. Yoriki literally means helper or assistant.
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were members of the samurai class of feudal Japan. Yoriki literally means helper or assistant.
==Description and history== Yoriki assisted daimyō (feudal lords) or their designated commanders during military campaigns in the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
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