Yasuke: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Thomas Lockley
    Thomas Lockley is Associate Professor at Nihon University in Tokyo. He also writes on Japanese history and points of contact with outside cultures.

Other Contributors

  • Everett Munez
    Everett Munez worked at Encyclopædia Britannica as an Editorial Intern in 2021 and 2022.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: National Geographic - The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai. Oct 09, 2026
Add new Web site: National Geographic - The real history of Yasuke, Japan’s first Black samurai. Mar 19, 2026
Add new Web site: Foundation for Economic Education - Samurai Who Weren’t Japanese. Jun 05, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN travel - African samurai: The enduring legacy of a black warrior in feudal Japan. Nov 08, 2024
Article replaced with expert commission. Jul 16, 2024
First paragraph modernization. May 10, 2024
Link added. Nov 09, 2023
Add new Web site: BBC News - Yasuke: The mysterious African samurai. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The amazing story of Yasuke, The forgotten African Samurai. Aug 31, 2023
New article added. Sep 30, 2022
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