Category:Yasuke
English: Yasuke (弥助, 1540-Unknown) was a retainer of African origin who served under the Sengoku Period Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga. In 1579 Yasuke arrived in Japan in the service of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano.
日本語: 弥助（やすけ、生没年不詳）は、戦国時代の日本に渡来した黒人で、宣教師所有の奴隷として、戦国大名・織田信長への献上品とされたが、信長に気に入られ、その家臣に召し抱えられた。
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| Date of birth | c. 1550s Mozambique (presumably) | ||||
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Media in category "Yasuke"
The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
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AI realistic Yasuke.jpg 1,024 × 1,024; 306 KB
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Black sumo wrestler in 17th century.jpg 1,550 × 1,700; 416 KB
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Jornal O SOL 27 06 2016.png 875 × 619; 236 KB
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Rinpa style ink-stone box.jpg 697 × 960; 152 KB
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The legend of Yasuke 121214-M-XR064-001.jpg 1,709 × 2,394; 1.57 MB
