Suppose that during the Edo period, Portuguese merchants start selling African slaves to the Japanese and continues to do so until the abolition of slavery in the West. How would this affect Japan culturally and economically?
Well, the Portuguese would soon run into the small issue of not being the Dutch and thus not allowed to trade in or with Japan...Suppose that during the Edo period, Portuguese merchants start selling African slaves to the Japanese and continues to do so until the abolition of slavery in the West. How would this affect Japan culturally and economically?
They tried that from 1905 till 1945.Why bother to use more expensive enslaved Africans when you can use Koreans or Chinese ?
They did capture tens of thousands of Koreans during the invasions of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. A long-term source could be the various pirates raiding shipping and Chinese and Korea coasts .Any earlier would might not have been possible.
Suppose that during the Edo period, Portuguese merchants start selling African slaves to the Japanese and continues to do so until the abolition of slavery in the West. How would this affect Japan culturally and economically?
Who he was?This has something to do with Yasuke, right?
Who he was?