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  2. Yasuke - Wikipedia

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    Yasuke is the first known African to appear in Japanese historical records. Much of what is known about him is found in fragmentary accounts in the letters of the Jesuit missionary Luís Fróis, Ōta Gyūichi's Shinchō Kōki (信長公記, Nobunaga Official Chronicle), Matsudaira Ietada's Matsudaira Ietada Nikki (松平家忠日記, Matsudaira Ietada Diary), Jean Crasset's Histoire de l ...

  3. How a Real-Life African Samurai Inspired the Anime YASUKE - AOL

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    The post How a Real-Life African Samurai Inspired the Anime YASUKE appeared first on Nerdist. Creator LeSean Thomas and writer Nick Jones, Jr. discuss their new Netflix fantasy anime Yasuke and ...

  4. Thomas Lockley - Wikipedia

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    African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan (2019) Thomas Lockley (born 1978) is a British academic who is an associate professor of the College of Law of Nihon University , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and a visiting researcher for the SOAS University of London . [ 2 ]

  5. Miyamoto Musashi - Wikipedia

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    The Lone Samurai and the Martial Arts. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-0-85368-967-6. Wilson, William Scott (2004). The Lone Samurai. Kodansha International. ISBN 978-4-7700-2942-3. De Lange, William (2010). The Real Musashi: The Bushu denraiki. Floating World Editions. ISBN 978-1-891640-56-8. De Lange, William (2011). The Real Musashi ...

  6. Assassin's Creed Shadow Sparks Controversy Over Black Samurai

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    While Naoe is a fictional character, her father is real-life historical figure and shinobi Fujibayashi Nagato. Yasuke is a historical figure believed to have been of African origin who was a ...

  7. The True Story of Yasuke, the Legendary Black Samurai ... - AOL

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  8. “Assassin's Creed Shadows” reveals backstory to the game's ...

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    The two playable figures of Assassin’s Creed Shadows are emblematic of the nearly 20-year history of the popular video game series. Yasuke (voiced by Tongayi Chirisa), based on the historical ...

  9. List of foreign-born samurai in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of foreign-born people who became samurai in Japan. During the Edo period (1603–1868), some foreigners in Japan were granted privileges associated with samurai, including fiefs or stipends and the right to carry two swords.