Did European ideals of chivalry and knighthood inspire the formulators of Japanese bushido? Where did the Japanese get their information about these ideals, and what did pre-European bushido look like? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Did European ideals of chivalry and knighthood inspire the formulators of Japanese bushido? Where did the Japanese get their information about these ideals, and what did pre-European bushido look like?

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