I really need this information, but have (perhaps not surprisingly) not been able to find *anything* but the vaguest possible info on English websites. So any of you who own books about Japanese military history and what not, please answer this question.

Can anyone tell me (the original Japanese names are preferrable) the names of the various ranks within samurai armies, from the daimyo down to the foot soldier? It doesn't have to be 100% but if you know a lot of the rank names and how they approximately relate to each other, it'd be a big help. Something like what corresponded to geneal, field commander, captain, etc. etc.

Thanks very much for any help,


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