{"product_id":"gmp-25md","title":"GMP-25MD - Minamoto Retainers  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGMP-25MD – Minamoto Retainers | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Gempei War was fought between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the final years of Japan's Heian period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe conflict brought major political changes, ending Taira dominance and leading to the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs explains that the military forces of this period included elite samurai warriors supported by groups of retainers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese soldiers often wore simpler do-maru armour, constructed using leather and silk lacing, rather than the more elaborate yoroi associated with wealthy mounted samurai.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGMP-25MD – Minamoto Retainers by John Jenkins Designs is a two-figure set representing warriors serving the Minamoto Clan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe set brings together the individual GMP-25MA and GMP-25MB retainers, providing an additional pair of soldiers for collectors assembling a Minamoto military formation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the John Jenkins Designs Gempei War collection, these figures complement the other Japanese samurai and retainers in the range.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53243463205146,"sku":"GMP-25MD","price":154.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/GMP-25MD.jpg?v=1793186473","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/gmp-25md","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}