2024-05-17 01:20:24
Fujikake Nagakatsu (藤掛永勝) was a retainer that became a busho (武将) who was a military officer and samurai, which does not compare with Yasuke who only remained to be a retainer when serving only one year to Oda Nobunaga. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(21-1-40) Author
2024-05-17 01:50:21
In feudal Japan, a retainer referred to a person who served a lord or a feudal lord. Who were often samurai or individuals closely associated with samurai, and they played crucial roles in serving their lords. Yasuke is a samurai. [Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-0-10) Author
2024-05-17 03:40:07
"In a feudal system, a retainer or vassal provided services, especially military, to a lord who in return offered protection and land." Yasuke was a samurai. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(25-1-11) Author
2024-05-17 05:12:10
From historical accounts like “Cartas que os padres e irmãos da Companhia de Jesus escreverão dos reynos de Japão e China II (1598)”. He was recorded as a “weapon bearer”, similar to a squire (and is also classified as a retainer). No records indicate Yasuke was a samurai [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(18-0-41) Author
2024-05-17 14:48:04
NNN - the notes saying a retainer or weapon bearer isn't a samurai has no idea what a samurai is. The Japanese wikipedia explicitly states that Oda Nobunaga made Yasuke a "bushi" 武士 aka a samurai. [Link] Wikipedia stating "samurai" is another name for "bushi". [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-0-6) Author
2024-05-18 08:51:01
NNN. White people using edited Wikipedia articles need to stop telling Japanese people about their own history and culture. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-1) Author