YASUKE: THE LEGENDARY BLACK SAMURAI #shorts

Around the year 1579 an African of Mozambican origin arrived in Japan in the services of an Italian Jesuit, against his will of course. His name was Yasuke, born between 1555 and 1566, and he soon caught the attention of the Japanese for the color of his black skin. One of these admirers would change his life and Japan forever: His name was Oda Nobunaga. This land lord was impressed by Yasuke's height, which was considered a giant compared to the average Japanese of the time, and recruited him to be his bodyguard.

When Yasuke became a samurai in 1581, his legend soon spread that he was an invincible giant warrior with the strength of ten men. He possessed two swords, which he wielded like no other, and learned to speak Japanese fluently. It earned an anime series on Netflix in its honor. He returned to serve the Jesuits and nothing is known about his final fate.

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[herya]

I am Japanese. Yasuke is not a samurai, but a bodyguard. Nobunaga, who loves unusual things, hired him. Please stop falsifying history. Very annoying.

[nwfkxqo]

日本人として書かせてもらうがそもそも弥助は侍ではない。
・弥助が侍ではない証拠↓
1.弥助には家名が存在しない。家名のない者は侍ではない。




弥助や日本に関するに関する悪質なデマ↓

[doswheelsouges]

He was in Japan only for a couple of months. Oda Nobunaga was so impressed with is height and his unusual skin that he gave him residence and appointed him as his sword bearer. He wasn't samurai.

[TorvulBerry]

He was not a Samurai. Please educate yourself.😊

[Ikura]

Do not spread false Japanese history.
Yasuke never be samurai.
Every samurai has their family name.
Yasuke’s Japanese family name never existed.
Anjin got his as Miura.
You are messing our history up!

[Daniel-ughs]

fake pictures😂😂😂 no he wasn't samurai Stop rewriting history!!😎💪🇺🇸

[dikburdd]

What is about any black in history no matter how little he played a part gets blown up and exaggerated.

[BoostyGeoff]

A man whom was merely a weapons barer for actual samurai shouldnt ever be considered a samurai, its a dissrespect to the art and training which a samurai spends years going through.

[TPOK]

He was just a servant and a luggage carrier.

[arthurpendragon]

Why the western glorify this man while the source of yasuke is very limited. And he isn't a samurai.

[kleeklee]

This is false. He wasn’t a samurai, he was a servant

[kabayakiunagi]

According to the “Jesuit Annual Report of Japan”, "The black servant (Yasuke) that the Visitor (inspector) presented to Nobunaga, after Nobunaga’s death, went to the residence of the heir and fought for a considerable length of time. When a retainer of Mitsuhide approached him and fearlessly told him to hand over his sword, he did so.

When Mitsuhide was asked by his retainer how to deal with Yasuke, he said, “The black servant is an animal who knows nothing, and he is not even Japanese, so do not kill him.” He decided not to execute him and said, “Place him in the church of the Pardre in India.” As a result, Yasuke was sent to the Nanbanji (Southern Barbarian Temple) and was spared.

He was never a samurai, but merely a servant. This is the truth and the conclusion. If you doubt it, check the Japanese version of Wikipedia.

[mr.joedirt]

Fun fact: Zero historical evidence that he was ever a samurai. None. Zip. Zero. The only historical documents about him say that he came over as a slave with missionaries and was made a "sword bearer." The myth about him being a samurai came from a pseudo historical book written by an ultra liberal westerner who also wrote the Wikipedia page about Yasuke. Be careful of revisionist history.

[kryzzan]

The strongest evidence I've seen for Yasuke actually being a Samurai is how Ōta Gyūichi used the word "stipend" in his "Shinchō Kōki" (Lord Nobunaga Chronicle), everytime the word stipend was mentioned it was in relation to a samurai, be it paying high ranked samurai, or paying for samurai. Oh and this is quite long.

"This black man called Yasuke was given a stipend, a private residence, etc., and was given a short sword with a decorative sheath. He is sometimes seen in the role of weapon bearer."

"Lord Buei the Younger fled directly from his fishing spot on the river to Nagoya, dressed only in a bathrobe, to call on Nobunaga’s help. Accordingly, Nobunaga assigned him a stipend sufficient to maintain a retinue of two hundred men and installed him in the Tennōbō temple."

"The original family name of Saitō Yamashiro Dōsan was Matsunami. He was a native of the Western Hills of Yamashiro Province. One year, he left the Kyoto area for the provinces and called on the help of Nagai Tōzaemon of Mino, who granted him a stipend and assigned auxiliaries to him."

"You have failed to make appropriate awards to a number of lords who have attended you faithfully and have never been remiss in their loyal service to you. Instead, you have awarded stipends to newcomers with nothing much to their credit. That being so, the distinction between loyal and disloyal becomes irrelevant. In people’s opinion, this is improper."

And maybe one of the more important ones,

"A man from Kōka whose name was Tomo Shōrin, some eighteen or nineteen years old, showed good skills and scored seven wins. The next day, too, Nobunaga put on sumo matches, and Tomo again outclassed the others. As a result, Nobunaga selected Tomo to become his stipendiary. At about that time Nobunaga had to take disciplinary measures against a gunsmith by the name of Yoshirō, whom he locked up in a cage. Now Tomo Shōrin received the private residence, household goods, and other possessions of this Yoshirō. Nobunaga also gave him an estate of one hundred koku, a sword and a dagger with gold-encrusted sheaths, a lined silk garment, and a horse with a complete set of gear—glorious recognition for Tomo."

Because of this I think you could draw a slight parallel to Tomo Shōrin. Yasuke was said to have had the strength of ten men, meaning he must have demonstrated that strength and it’s certainly possible he demonstrated it through wrestling and beating everyone. Nobunaga loved wrestling, loved exotic stuff, and as shown above loved to demonstrate his generosity. So, it would certainly make sense on meeting Yasuke (coincidentally at Honnōji) for Nobunaga to give Yasuke, who was exotic and might have been good at wrestling, a samurai’s stipend, a decorated sword, and a residence. Incidentally Tomo Shōrin was also at Honnōji when Akechi Mitsuhide attacked, though unlike Yasuke he did not survive.

[Yusheesan]

He wasn't "legendary" and he wasn't a samurai. Zero facts and lots of wishful thinking.

[rasputinputin]

That's another Black washing??? Yasuke was the only retainer and not Samurai and it's written in his master's Why are you lying to yourself all the time!

[erikuu]

Know why this dude is so controversial? 'cause everything they say about him it's just opinions and assumptions, usually happens when there's almost zero historical records about someone so they gotta make up everything up to make something insignificant somewhat relevant.

[kaom]

He was only in Japan from August 17, 1579 to June 21, 1582, and of those three years he spent 2 as a servant/slave of the Portuguese Jesuits and one under the orders of Oda Nobunaga (to whom the Portuguese gave him as a page. He used it as a decorative object to show to his guests. In that limited year no one can acquire enough experience to be a true samurai.

1年間で日本語を喋れる様になると思いますか？www

[otoyayamaguchi]

Yasuke was more of a pet rather than a samurai to lord nobunaga.