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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. Assassin's Creed Shadow Sparks Controversy Over Black Samurai

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    Others accused the fans who were criticizing the game of racism, pointing out that Yasuke is a historical figure. “With the new Assassin’s Creed game main character being black, the racists ...

  4. Yasuke (Assassin's Creed) - Wikipedia

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    Additional debate rose regarding the exact role of the historical Yasuke in Nobunaga's army, particularly his status as a samurai. [11] Criticism increased after Elon Musk shared a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) implying that Yasuke's inclusion was the result of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with the post ...

  5. Talk:Yasuke/Archive 8 - Wikipedia

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    Yes, Lockley himself has stated there is debate as to whether Yasuke truly became a samurai:; In this era, the boundaries between samurai and other classes were unclear, and there is debate as to whether Yasuke truly became a "samurai," but it is believed that, at least for his lifetime, he was undoubtedly appointed as a vassal of Nobunaga.

  6. Talk:Yasuke/Archive 9 - Wikipedia

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    CNN says Today, Yasuke’s legacy as the world’s first African samurai is well known in Japan, spawning everything from prize-winning children’s books to a manga series titled “Afro Samurai.” Lockley's article in Britannica also says Yasuke has increasingly become the inspiration for fictional characters in novels, plays, works of art ...

  7. Nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other huge celebrities ...

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    By EMILY CEGIELSKI Nude and risque photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other massive stars, such as Ariana Grande, Kate Upton and Victoria Justice, reportedly leaked online Sunday.

  8. Talk:Yasuke/Archive 2 - Wikipedia

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    At the end of the day, my point is not that "Yasuke should be named a Samurai", my point is merely that there is a number of publications that list Yasuke as a Samurai, and there is a modern understanding that Yasuke was a Samurai which does not seem to be contended as nobody has furnished any secondary sources conclusively arguing that Yasuke ...

  9. All the most jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions of 2017 -- so far

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    Skin is in! There have been no shortage of wardrobe malfunctions in 2017, and we have stars like Bella Hadid, Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Stodden to thank for that.