Junshi
Medieval Japanese act of vassals committing suicide for the death of their lord / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Junshi (殉死, "following the lord in death", sometimes translated as "suicide through fidelity") refers to the medieval Japanese act of vassals committing suicide for the death of their lord.
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