Yasuke: The African Samurai That Fought in Feudal Japan
A Legendary Figure from History
A Warrior from a Distant Land
In the midst of Japan's turbulent Sengoku period, an extraordinary figure emerged: WEB Yasuke, an African samurai who served under the legendary daimyō Oda Nobunaga. Hailing from Mozambique, Yasuke's arrival in Japan in 1579 sparked both curiosity and awe, as he became the first known person of African descent to set foot on the archipelago.
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