Did they really fight the samurai? In heard they were the robin hoods of acient japan is this true?
2007-11-02 13:17:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
*Ancient* japan =)
2007-11-02 13:18:40 · update #1
Oh i see so they were hired assasins.Cool
2007-11-02 14:18:16 · update #2
Spies, thieves and assassins. Not only did they fight the samurai, quite often it was at the behest of a rival samurai clan. Politics was a killer back then. Like today, men of power were willing to do anything to maintain their station and satisfy their agendas. For a more permanent solution to any problem Ninjas were Ideal. Wars were expensive and time consuming. Assassinations weren't.
2007-11-02 14:11:08 · answer #1 · answered by Rebel without a clue. 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ancient ninjutsu schools never existed in ancient Japan. There is absolutely no scholarly evidence to support the existence of ninja in the fashion which viewed today. Assassins were in use, just as any other society. There were however no villages propagating secret skills through generations of assassins. There were no religious sects based off assassination. Assassins were, like in many cultures, either those contracted from the poor or criminal ranks in society. Or at later stages, part of a government trained group of operatives. Ninja, as popularly believed, are a myth.
2016-04-02 01:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ninjas were mercenaries and assassins. They were highly secretive clans that looked out for only themselves. They were widely feared by the average person. They would fight samurai on occasion if it became necessary to completel a mission, but they generally did not call attention to themselves. The were not robin hood types, in fact they would likely have been hired to kill robin hood types.
2007-11-02 14:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has long been my understanding that Ninja were more hired assasins than Robin Hood types.
2007-11-02 13:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
fudual japan they arent ancient they are medival there totally oppisite of ancient there barley even medeval there from 1392-1573 im 13 and i know this come on to the people that arent puttiing right answers if you dont know dont post it anyway 1392 is barely mideval its the end of medeval times
2013-12-10 08:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were thieves and assassins and considered the scum of the earth and totally without honour by the rest of the society. That didn't stop some from using their service of course.
2007-11-02 14:24:08 · answer #6 · answered by Cabal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trained as assassins they killed whoever they were hired to. In a warrior sociaty they were respected for there skill
2007-11-03 03:03:03 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes,from the 14th century onwards.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja
2007-11-02 13:20:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They were dirty thieving assassins. They weren't looked upto as they are now.
2007-11-02 13:26:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, they were spies.
2007-11-02 18:09:00 · answer #10 · answered by Speedy Jet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋