Under feudalism who was directly responsible for protecting the people
A. The shogun
B. The emperor
C. The daimyo
D. The Kami
C. The daimyo
Under the feudal system, especially as it was structured in medieval Japan, the daimyos were the powerful feudal lords who controlled vast territories. They had an obligation to protect the people living on their lands. The samurai served the daimyos and were the actual warriors who provided military service and protection.
The shogun was a military dictator who stood above the daimyo in the hierarchy and had control over them, but the direct responsibility typically fell to the daimyo. The emperor was often a symbolic and spiritual leader with little actual power during most of the feudal era. The Kami are spirits or gods in the Shinto religion and are not related to the human hierarchy of feudal responsibilities.