Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-15 21:11:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5E3D9974322B37C9081862A4473180006E1ABD31714139A1B892AEA928B0D2B2
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Original Note:
From to 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”, akin to a knight attendant/page. No records indicate Yasuke fought in battles, let alone was a samurai https://www.foreignperspectives.net/p/yasuke-african-samurai-myth-or-neither
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