When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in 1603, samurai military services were no longer required, and many ronin wandered the ...

Ronin are essentially samurai who have no master and often have no honorable family lineage. They are often considered rogue warriors and can be used as hired mercenaries. In ShÅ gun episode 2 ...