12/05/2024
Yusuke a tall African man, arrived in Japan 1579 and made history as the first foreign born man to become a samurai warrior.Yasuke was originally a slave from Mozambique and was brought to Japan by Portuguese traders. The powerful Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga was fascinated by his tall statue and dark skin and upon seeing him ordered his servants to try and rub the"black ink" off his skin. Despite the stranger encounter Nobunaga took Yusuke into his service, granting him a sum of money, a house, and a katana.From then on,Yusuke loyally served Nobunaga as an honored samurai, fighting alongside him in fierce battles. He went from a piece Portuguese property to a member of Japanese elite.
