Samurai were part of the feudal warrior order of Japan, during the period known as the shogunate, which went on for almost eight centuries, from the 8th to the 19th century, more precisely between 1100 and 1867. They were soldiers or warriors of an aristocratic class than during it has long dominated Japanese territory. These brave men are associated, even today, with expressions such as 'honor', 'justice', 'loyalty'.
At first, the samurai had only the function of collecting taxes for the Empire. They had to be robust and determined, to face, if necessary, the resistant peasant class. In the middle of the 10th century, however, they took on military tasks, with the official name 'samurai'.
1185-1333 — Kamakura Government
The government had no police force, so the samurai gained power under this government. The strength of samurais was because of the group's loyalty and discipline.
1336-1573 — Ashikaga Government
At that time there were countless samurai disputes which could be considered as a major attempt to dominate the technique and samurai families.
1600-1868 — Tokugawa Government
With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, from 1603, this class gained caste status, which implied the habit of passing on the title from generation to generation.
By the end of the Tokugawa rule, the samurai had become mere bureaucrats of the aristocracy, submitted to the daimyo - feudal lords most feared at this time -, when their swords came to have only a ceremonial end.
*This was the timeline I found*
