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Old 09-12-13, 03:04 PM   #995
Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by soopaman2 View Post
Couldn't a samurai behead a commoner for not bowing to them under Bushido code? Or even on a whim?
No. Samurai were not permitted to murder people for disrespect or no reason at all. Kind of bad for a lord trying to keep order. You may have seen too many movies.
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