African samurai the true story of Yasuke, a legendary black warrior in feudal Japan

Kidnapped as a child, Yasuke had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and China learning multiple languages as he went. His arrival in Kyoto, however, literally caused a riot. Most Japanese people had never seen an African man before, and...

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Main Authors: Lockley, Thomas (Author), Girard, Geoffrey (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Prelude: Yasuke de gozaru
  • Warrior. A welcome to Japan ; Only the grace of God ; The ghosts of Africa ; Seminary life ; The terms of employment ; The Witch of Bungo ; Pirates and choir boys ; A riot on Monday ; Tenka Fuba ; Feats of strength
  • Samurai. Guest of honor ; Treasures old and new ; The way of warriors ; His Lord's whim ; Oda at war ; The dead are rising ; Collecting heads ; Fuji-san ; Battle cry ; The Honnò„-ji incident
  • Legend. Japan, tomorrow ; The guns of Okitanawate ; Possible paths ; Yasuke through the ages
  • Afterword.