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What We Really Know About Yasuke 'The African Samurai'

Jun 21 (The Shogunate) - This is an interview with author and professor Thomas Lockley who wrote a book on the history of Yasuke! This interview was conducted by Antony Cummins, who asked if the footage of the interview could be uploaded here. There is a lot they discuss about the real historical facts we know about Yasuke based on the records in which he was mentioned!

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