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The First English Samurai: William Adams in Japan

Did you know an Englishman became a Samurai? ⚔️ In 1613, the East India Company arrived in Japan, only to find William Adams already serving Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu! Despite Adams' help, the English factory in Hirado couldn't compete with the Dutch and folded by 1623. To make matters worse, Captain J...

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