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Yasuke (Japanese: 弥助 / 弥介, pronounced [jasɯ̥ke]) was a man of African origin who served as a samurai [ 2 ][ 3 ] to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident. There are few historical documents on Yasuke.
Apr 30, 2021 · But Yasuke was a real-life Black samurai who served under Oda Nobunaga, one of the most important feudal lords in Japanese history and a unifier of the country.
Jan 10, 2023 · Yasuke was an African warrior in the employ of Nobunaga, a powerful feudal lord known as the “Great Unifier,” during Japan’s Sengoku period. The first Black samurai, he was at Nobunaga’s side...
Aug 16, 2024 · Yasuke (born c. 1555, Eastern Africa) was a valet and bodyguard of the Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano who rose to become a member of the inner circle of the warlord Oda Nobunaga, Japan’s first “great unifier.”
Oct 13, 2019 · Known as Yasuke, the man was a warrior who reached the rank of samurai under the rule of Oda Nobunaga - a powerful 16th Century Japanese feudal lord who was the first of the three unifiers of...
Sep 17, 2020 · The African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, Japan’s Legendary Black Warrior. A tale of slavery, war and rising up against the odds to become a legendary warrior in feudal Japan. By Matthew Hernon. September 17, 2020 Updated On March 26, 2024.
May 19, 2019 · Today, Yasuke’s legacy as the world’s first African samurai is well known in Japan, spawning everything from prize-winning children’s books to a manga series titled “Afro Samurai.” And his...
Feb 13, 2021 · Claims about the extraordinary acts of little-known Africans and Black Americans are a tradition in February, which marks Black History Month in the United States. A Feb. 4 Instagram post by user...
The enormous demand for samurai marked a cultural shift that forever altered Japanese history. One of the fascinating tales from this period is the story of Yasuke, the black samurai. He was an outsider who befriended Oda Nobunaga and took part in some of the most iconic events of the period.
May 17, 2024 · Yasuke was a man of African origin who arrived in Japan in the late 16th century, and is widely held to have been the first and only black samurai (though not the only foreign samurai, lest we forget William Adams, the inspiration for Shōgun's John Blackthorne).
