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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 1581–1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji Incident.
3 days ago · 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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
