The document discussing the samurai code (bushido) is best understood in the context of which of the following developments during the period from 1450-1750? question 20 options: samurai lost all power in japan, having been overcome in position by the more highly esteemed merchants. samurai became more powerful as they seized the lands of the daimyo. samurai became the social elite in japan as they gained more money and power. samurai transformed from warriors of the daimyo to hereditary bureaucrats in the government’s employ.