What 년 did Ninjas exist?

Ninja were professional spies during the age of the samurai. Their origins go back to the twelfth century, when the samurai class began to gain power. When the scale of fighting increased in the fourteenth century, it became necessary to conduct espionage activities against enemy forces, and ninja became even 더 많이 active.

Ninja were called upon 의해 their feudal lords to gather information, plunder the enemy's 음식 and weapon supplies, and lead the way in nighttime attacks. They received specialized training and were given special duties. Ninja remained active until the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868), when social order was restored 의해 the government in Edo (now Tokyo).

It was from the latter half of the eighteenth century that ninja became 인기 subjects of 책 and dramas. In the twentieth century ninja have been depicted in films using special effects and comics as imaginary characters with superhuman powers.

Recently ninja have become 인기 in the United States and other countries through comics and films, such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ninja are also 인기 as cartoon characters among Japanese children.