Yasuke

Summary

Yasuke is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Portuguese Mozambique^[2]. He was born on +1555-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1582-06-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a domestic worker^[5], kashindan^[6], valet^[7], samurai^[8], and squire^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,478 views/month, #5,823 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Yasuke was born in Portuguese Mozambique^[2].
• Yasuke was born on +1555-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Yasuke died on +1582-06-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Yasuke held citizenship in Japan^[11].
• Yasuke worked as a domestic worker^[5].
• Yasuke worked as a kashindan^[6].
• Yasuke's professions included valet^[7].
• Yasuke worked as a samurai^[8].
• Yasuke worked as a squire^[9].
• Yasuke's image is recorded as Black sumo wrestler in 17th century.jpg^[12].
• Yasuke is recorded as male^[13].
• Yasuke's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• Yasuke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39151533661102770751^[15].
• Yasuke's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2018044972^[16].
• Yasuke's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001279823^[17].
• Yasuke's Commons category is recorded as Yasuke^[18].
• Yasuke's participated in conflict is recorded as Honnō-ji Incident^[19].
• Yasuke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08z_fk^[20].
• Yasuke's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk20241228032^[21].
• Yasuke's given name is recorded as Yasuke^[22].
• Yasuke's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Yasuke^[23].
• Yasuke's present in work is recorded as African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan^[24].
• Yasuke's present in work is recorded as The Real Yasuke: History Beyond The Samurai Myth^[25].
• Yasuke's present in work is recorded as Yasuke^[26].
• Yasuke's present in work is recorded as Q117716202^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Portuguese Mozambique^[2], Yasuke… he was born on +1555-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include domestic worker^[5], kashindan^[6], valet^[7], samurai^[8], and squire^[9].

Death and Burial

Yasuke died on +1582-06-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Yasuke ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,478 views/month, #5,823 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

Where was Yasuke born?

Born in Portuguese Mozambique^[2], Yasuke…

What did Yasuke do for work?

Yasuke worked as domestic worker^[5], kashindan^[6], valet^[7], samurai^[8], and squire^[9].