Kozakura

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Kozakura is a feudal military dictatorship with an honorary emperor who held little power. Real power was in the hands of the warlord, the supreme military leader, who ruled over a group of shikozu. Each shikozu, in turn, controlled a fiefdom, and they had ultimate control over the laws of their fiefs and over the people living there. The warlord had the power to give or remove land and the power to establish or expel shikozu from power but rarely became involved in such matters unless to protect the power of the warlord's family. In turn, the shikozu were sworn to provide soldiers for the warlord's army.

The warlord of Kozakura was always chosen from the Hidetomi clan.

The laws in the nation of Kozakura were far more rigid than those found in neighboring Aratur, and the social institutions were more complex. Ethically and religiously, the two nations were very similar in outlook.

Kozakura maintained a rigid borders and strictly controlled travel into and out of the country.