Nippon No Rekishi 07 (Kodansha Gakujutsu Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In the transition period from the Ritsuryo (law and order) state to the dynastic state, the "samurai," a professional group of warriors, appeared in the midst of suppressing an armed uprising that broke out. What was the reality of the rebellions of the Shoguns and Jun'yu? The Minamoto and Taira clans, who defeated the Shoguns and experienced the central government's military posts and positions, rose to become the leaders of the warrior clans. The "Inin" (court nobles), who exerted their power by directing the rivalry between the two clans. The samurai, who were involved in the military settlement of power struggles and came to seize state power, were the driving force behind the creation of medieval society.

律令国家から王朝国家への転換期、勃発する武装蜂起を鎮圧する中で、戦士という職能集団=「武士」が登場する。将門・純友の乱の実態とは?彼らを倒し中央の軍事的官職や受領を経験しながら、武家の棟梁へと成り上がる源氏と平氏。両者の拮抗を演出し、強権を揮う「院」たち。権力闘争の軍事的決着に関与し、国家権力を掌握するに至った武士こそが、中世社会を生む原動力だった。