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Yasuke the first black samurai

During the 1500’s in Japan during the Sengoku period an Italian missionary came to the country to promote Christianity and had with him an African man who’s name is unknown as his bodyguard and was most likely a mercenary. When they arrived in Japan one of the most important lords in country Oda Nobunaga spotted the African man and was impressed by his size and athleticism. He then asked the missionary if he could have this man work for him as his bodyguard which he did and in a very short period was then trained as a samurai warrior and…