Yasuke (African Samurai): The Life and Legend of Japan's First African Samurai by Jeff Taylor

Yasuke (African Samurai): The Life and Legend of Japan's First African Samurai

Jeff Taylor

65 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography biography historical
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Brought to Japan in the 16th century by Portuguese traders, he was the first person of African origin who became an instant celebrity. Rumored to be about 7 feet tall, and possessing the strength of 10 men, he garnered the attention of the famed w...

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