Who were the Daimyo in the Japanese feudal hierarchy?

The highest-ranking merchants in the capital city

The personal bodyguards who protected the Emperor

Wealthy warrior-lords who controlled provinces and commanded samurai

Government bureaucrats who collected taxes for the central government

In exchange for their military service to the daimyo, what did samurai primarily receive?

Political titles in the emperor's court

Ownership of merchant businesses in the cities

Land and portions of the rice harvest

Exemption from all laws and taxes

To serve as a symbolic religious leader with no political authority

To act as the supreme military commander and the true ruler of the country

To manage all international trade and diplomatic relations

To represent the peasant class in the emperor's court