{"product_id":"african-samurai-the-true-story-of-yasuke-a-legendary-black-warrior-in-feudal-japan","title":"African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traversed much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child in Northeast Africa, he served as a bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, traveling to India and China, and eventually arriving in Japan, where everything would change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost Japanese people had never seen an African man before. Some believed he was a god. Others saw him as the black-skinned Buddha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong those drawn to him was Lord Nobunaga, head of the most powerful clan in Japan, who made Yasuke a samurai in his court. Soon, Yasuke was learning the traditions of martial arts and ascending the upper echelons of Japanese society, where he would live on to become a legend for the centuries to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Lockley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48032153894966,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/9814\/3542\/files\/81drKGdy1BL._SL1500.jpg?v=1791571668","url":"https:\/\/peabodybookemporium.com\/products\/african-samurai-the-true-story-of-yasuke-a-legendary-black-warrior-in-feudal-japan","provider":"Peabody Book Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}