chivalrous thief
A gizoku is an individual or group of individuals who are considered criminals by the state, lords, or other authorities, but who are supported by the masses.
It was the English historian Eric Hobsbawm who defined banditry and righteousness separately. Hobsbawm was studying popular movements, which made it necessary to consider the existence of righteous bandits, who were supported by the people. In his later work, Primitive Rebels, published in 1959, Hobsbawm proposed the category of "social bandit" in addition to common bandits. bandit" (social bandit) in addition to general bandits in his later works. The social bandit is what is referred to here as a righteous bandit. relevance
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