Yasuke was a Black man who became a Samurai in Japan.
He was of either Angolan, Mozambiquean, or Ethiopian origin, and arrived in Japan in 1579, who was brought by an Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valigano. He came to the capital in 1581. It is stated that several people were trampled to death trying to get close to Yasuke, due to his skin color.
This got the attention of......
ODA NOBUNAGA, who requested to see Yasuke for himself. He ordered him to be scrubbed and soaped to make sure it was not a fraud. They instantly became friends. He was eventually allowed to enter service of Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga loved his strength, saying he had the strength of 10 men.
Yasuke was a name bestowed upon him by Oda Nobunaga himself. The public thought Yasuke would even become a lord, but that never happened. He was given the rank of Samurai. In 1582, Oda Nobunaga was attacked and committed Seppuku. Yasuke fought off the enemies bravely, and he escaped the fighting.
He became a servant to his son, Oda Nobutata. He would fight overwhelming odds of soldiers. He was captured, alongside other men, and while they were put to death, Akechi Mitsuhide stated he was not Japanese, and should not be executed.
This was the last known record of Yasuke, but it's thought there were records of a Black gunman.
Now, I had a question of, is it possible to get Yasuke too unify Japan, and become Shogun?? Please forgive me if the thread is strange, I'm not highly educated on the Sengoku Jidai.
He was of either Angolan, Mozambiquean, or Ethiopian origin, and arrived in Japan in 1579, who was brought by an Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valigano. He came to the capital in 1581. It is stated that several people were trampled to death trying to get close to Yasuke, due to his skin color.
This got the attention of......
ODA NOBUNAGA, who requested to see Yasuke for himself. He ordered him to be scrubbed and soaped to make sure it was not a fraud. They instantly became friends. He was eventually allowed to enter service of Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga loved his strength, saying he had the strength of 10 men.
Yasuke was a name bestowed upon him by Oda Nobunaga himself. The public thought Yasuke would even become a lord, but that never happened. He was given the rank of Samurai. In 1582, Oda Nobunaga was attacked and committed Seppuku. Yasuke fought off the enemies bravely, and he escaped the fighting.
He became a servant to his son, Oda Nobutata. He would fight overwhelming odds of soldiers. He was captured, alongside other men, and while they were put to death, Akechi Mitsuhide stated he was not Japanese, and should not be executed.
This was the last known record of Yasuke, but it's thought there were records of a Black gunman.
Now, I had a question of, is it possible to get Yasuke too unify Japan, and become Shogun?? Please forgive me if the thread is strange, I'm not highly educated on the Sengoku Jidai.