In feudal Japan, the only known living Afro Samurai Bashny.Net

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Through countless stories about their honor and heroism, the samurai, perhaps the most legendary warriors in history. Fans of Japanese history no doubt recognize names like Miyamoto Musashi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, but what about the coolest samurai ever wear a Kabuto? Although he did not spend long samurai, a man named Yasuke occupies a special place in Japanese history as the first and only black samurai.



Legend of Yasuke similar to the plot of the next film by Quentin Tarantino. Yasuke taken from his home somewhere in central or western Africa and sold into slavery Jesuit priest by the name of Alessandro Valignano. In 1579, the year Valignano undertook a mission trip to Japan, taking with him Yasuke, and when the servant came to the Land of the Rising Sun, it caused quite a stir. In the end, Yasuke was two meters tall and slightly out among a homogeneous population of Japan.



In 1581, the year of the newcomer found Oda Nobunaga, a powerful man, through which Japan was finally united, and invited Valignano yourself. Nobunaga was impressed by 27-year-old slave. They are even able to communicate, since a few years spent in Japan, Yasuke learn Japanese. However, Nobunaga was not quite sure what color a real alien and forced to wash it, just to make sure. When his servant could not scrape off the black Yasuke Oda declared him his vassal, and gave it a Japanese name, which we know today.



As a vassal of Nobunaga Yasuke gained more freedom than before. Technically, he was still a servant, but now he was eating at a table with colleagues and getting paid for their work. However, his service Nobunaga was short-lived. One of the generals Nobunaga betrayed him, and the latter lost the battle Yasuke not allowed to end his life with dignity, and was sent to the Jesuit church ... where it's gone. And no one knows what happened to African samurai then.

via factroom.ru