Yasuke was a man of African origin who served as a kashin (retainer) under the Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga.
He was also present during the Honnō-ji Incident.
From this we can imagine how much Nobunaga valued Yasuke.
Yasuke also served Nobunaga with all his might.
What was going through the mind of a man who became a samurai in Japan after a strange fate as a slave?
See how he lived his life.
#Yasuke #OdaNobunaga #WarringStatesPeriod
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00:00 Yasuke
00:14 Brief history
01:25 Considerations
02:59 Documented life in Japan
04:38 Testimony of Matsudaira Ietada
05:11 Honnō-ji Incident
05:59 After him
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