Yusuke, Black Skin First Samurai in Japanese HistorySamurai Japan
Everyone may already be familiar with the term Samurai, Samurai if the Japanese language is often called bushi. Samurai is so famous during the Edo period. Samurai is one warrior elite in Japan and his trademark weapon is a sword.
It turned out that in the history of Japan, there are two terms that are unique that gaijin samurai or samurai stranger and afro samurai or samurai blacks. The term gaijin samurai or samurai stranger comes to the movie The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise. Actual own gaijin samurai figure was actually there.
As with gaijin samurai, Japan has also been noted Samurai history first black or afro samurai named Yasuke. Then who Yasuke exactly?
In 1579 a priest with a mission to bring Christianity arrived in Japan, when the preacher is not alone but accompanied by slaves from Africa were used as assistants. Actually, not so clearly the name of the black people, but Japanese society at that time called him Yasuke.
Yasuke have a high body great, obviously this is different from the body of the Japanese people. With a different figure is ultimately one of the famous samurai Nobunaga Oda at the time to call his home. Many people are surprised at the time, as well as with Nobunaga. Upon arrival at the residence of the samurai, Yasuke asked to undress and Nobunaga asks his servants to check the authenticity of his skin color at that time thought her body like a painted black.
When it was Nobunaga surprised when Yasuke can speak Japanese, after a long talk Nobunaga finally decided to ask the pastor Yasuke stay with him. So impressed on Yasuke, Nobunaga often invited to talk while playing chess or shogi (Japanese chess).
Over time, Nobunaga finally lifted Yasuke as a Samurai. Yasuke life was changed dramatically the life more advanced than when he became an acolyte.
But at that moment a new life Yasuke not so long ago, in 1582 Nobunaga
was killed after being betrayed by his loyal followers. But when it Yasuke escaped together children of Nobunaga Oda Nobutada.
Mitsuhide the traitor caught up to him and then Yasuke defeat. But what happens when it does not kill Mitsuhide Yasuke because if Yasuke not think Japanese people and has nothing to do.
Yasuke samurai finally returned back to ministers. And once again it is not known how the life of the samurai blacks. Since it is no longer a black man who was appointed as Samurai.
Source: thedailybeagle
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