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Yasuke (Japanese: 弥助 / 弥介, Japanese pronunciation:) was a man of African origin who served as a retainer to the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga for a period of 15 months between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident.
Apr 30, 2021 · By Kat Moon. Updated: April 30, 2021 1:50 PM EDT | Originally published: April 30, 2021 1:42 PM EDT. I n 1579, an African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan. Much about him...
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...
May 21, 2024 · May 17, 2024, 7:51 AM ET (Time Magazine) Assassin's Creed Shadow Sparks Controversy Over Black Samurai. Yasuke (born c. 1550s) was a Black samurai who served the daimyo Oda Nobunaga in Japan during the Sengoku (“Warring States”) period. He was the first known foreigner to achieve samurai status.
Feb 13, 2021 · USA TODAY. 0:00. 1:35. The claim: African servant named Yasuke became samurai warrior. Claims about the extraordinary acts of little-known Africans and Black Americans are a tradition in...
Sep 17, 2020 · By Matthew Hernon. September 17, 2020 Updated On March 26, 2024. Described by Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman as “one of history’s best-kept secrets,” Yasuke is believed to be the only person of African ancestry to have reached the rank of samurai.
Oct 13, 2019 · 13 October 2019. By Naima Mohamud,BBC News. Iwasaki Shoten. Yasuke depicted in a Japanese children's book by Kurusu Yoshio. Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go...
Yasuke: Created by Lesean Thomas. With LaKeith Stanfield, Maya Tanida, William Christopher Stephens, Darren Criss. He came from Africa and fought alongside a mighty feudal lord in brutal 16th century Japan. They called him the Black Samurai, and he became a legend.
Yasuke is a Japanese-American original net animation (ONA) series loosely based on the historical figure of the same name, an African warrior who served under Japanese daimyo Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period of samurai conflict in 16th century Japan.
Oct 13, 2019 · By Naima Mohamud. BBC News. Almost 500 years ago, a tall African man arrived in Japan. He would go on to become the first foreign-born man to achieve the status of a samurai warrior, and is the...
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