The African Samurai Yasuke of Japan.

Samurai Yasukè was born in 1555 he was a samurai of African origin who severed under a Japanese hegemon and warlord called Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga was the Owari domain and he was given the Kipposhi he was the 2nd born of Oda Nobuhide a military commander or military governor. Samurai Yasukè arrived in Present day Japan in 1579 he was brought to Japan in the service of Jesuit Alessandro Valignano it is believed Jesuit had been appointed as the Inspector of Jesuit misions in places like East Africa, Southern parts of Africa and Eastern Asia. 

According to Eric Sanders ll it is said Yasukè was allowed to dine with Lord Nobunaga, a very prestigous honor, Samurai Yasukè enjoyed moderate fame as a high- ranking Samurai with his own Kàtàna, or traditional Japanese sword, Yasukè the black samurai was regarly invited to dine with the warlord Nobunaga it was such an honor for him, he was reserved for a select few. Yasukè escaped Slavery and fought to one of the most honorable levels of Japan, he fought alongside with Oda Nobunaga and he was said to be an unbeatable samurai, and was the only outsider to received that title. 

He travelled to Present day Japan around the 16th Century which he was enslaved, caused such a sensation that a powerful Samurai wished to see him he though his skin color was painted and ordered it to be scrubbed however, they became friends with Yasukè and was given the highest rank of a Samurai, The name " Yasuke" was granted to him by lord Nobunaga it is said to be although unclear his birthname was believed not to be recorded so it is unclear, Yasukè came to Tokyo in 1581 followed by the Jesuits who feared their churches would be flattened so they managed to avert disaster. Nobunaga heard the noise from the Shaolin Temple where Nobunaga was dicussing and expressed his desire to meet Samurai Yasukè meeting and events where held which took place in the 1580s a letter was written by the Jesuit Luis Frois to Lorenço Mexiá to the Jesuit Missions in Japan around 1582, Yasukè was a strong black man, brilliant and spoke fluent Japanese then lord Matsudaira stated that the name was bestowed upon him by Nobunaga himself a deep honour in Present day Japan and he was given his own residence and a short, ceremonial Kátàkáná by Nobunaga. Most of the Blacks in Japan were also Samurai not only Yasukè it is believed people of African descent were not discriminated against their race during that time they were admired during the early African presence in Ancient Japan by his enlightened teacher Buddha the founder of Buddhism and Samurai Yasukè is portrayed in Japanese Temple uptill this modern day.