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In the video game Shogun 2:Total War, Japanese samurai/soldiers of the Sengoku period wore bright colours and banners, unique for each clan. Did Japanese warriors of this period actually wear coloured "uniforms" in this way?

by /u/AccomplishedBuffalo5 in /r/AskHistorians

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