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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. https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/oceania/asia/arms-and-armour-asia-133/index.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yasuke https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-yasuke-japans-first-black-samurai-180981416/
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