2024-05-16 13:35:37
Yasuke was not a Samurai. [Link][Link] "despite popular myth and modern depictions there are no historical writings nor evidence that Yasuke was ever granted the rank or title of samurai" [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(64-0-16) Author
2024-05-16 19:05:38
Yasuke was a real historical person of African origins, but he was not a samurai. He was a personal servant to Oda Nobunaga for a period of 15 months, bearing the rank of koshō, equivalent to a page or squire. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(43-0-13) Author
2024-05-16 19:17:59
NNN; Yasuke was given a samurai stipend & the role of weapon bearer by Oda Nobunaga. Samurai wasn't hereditary, it was a political strata in flux depending on the era. Toyotomi Hideyoshi - the 2nd "Great Unifier" - was samurai & imperial regent (関白) despite being a peasant. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-1-22) Author