Yasuke
16th-century African retainer of Oda Nobunaga
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Updated 2026-05-29
African-born samurai who caught Oda Nobunaga's attention in 1581 and served the warlord until his death a year later. A brief but documented presence in Japan's Sengoku period that's had a remarkably long afterlife in popular culture.
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Yasuke was a samurai of African origin who served Oda Nobunaga between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death.
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Stable28.2
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Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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