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In any case, the kaishakunin will always keep eye contact with the samurai performing seppuku, and waiting for his cut (kiri) through his abdomen (hara). When the samurai actually performs the seppuku , and after he returns the dagger ( tantō ) back to its place, the kaishakunin steps forward, letting the katana drop straight through the back ...
While voluntary seppuku is the best known form, [6] in practice, the most common form of seppuku was obligatory seppuku, used as a form of capital punishment for disgraced samurai, especially for those who committed a serious offense such as rape, robbery, corruption, unprovoked murder, or treason.
The clan claims descent from Prince Kusakabe (662–689), who was the son of Emperor Tenmu (631–686). [1] The family was a line of daimyō (feudal lords) who, along with the Azai clan, opposed Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century.
Exclusion from the location of the crime was a penalty for both commoners and samurai. Tokoro-barai, banishment to a certain distance, was common for non-samurai. [citation needed] Kōfu kinban, assignment to the post of Kōfu in the mountains west of Edo, is an example of rustication of samurai. [citation needed]
Nitta Yoshisada. Nitta Yoshisada (新田 義貞, 1301 – August 17, 1338) also known as Minamoto no Yoshisada was a samurai lord of the Nanboku-chō period Japan. He was the head of the Nitta clan in the early fourteenth century, and supported the Southern Court of Emperor Go-Daigo in the Nanboku-chō period.
Print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi depicting General Akashi Gidayu preparing for seppuku after losing a battle for his master in 1582. His death poem is visible in the upper right corner. The poem's structure can be in one of many forms, including the two traditional forms in Japanese literature: kanshi or waka.
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Yasubee surrendered to the authorities and was placed in the custody of Matsudaira Oki no Kami Sadanao. On March 20, 1703 (according to the Gregorian calendar), he was sentenced to commit seppuku. Horibe Yasubee has a prominent role in plays, films, and television depictions of Chūshingura, the fictionalized account of the Forty-seven Rōnin.