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Mortal combat (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So was he a samurai or not?

[โ€“] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Yasuke was a retainer. And Retainers were loyal and trusted individuals who served a lord, such as a daimyo or the shogun, in various capacities, especially in military matters.

In other words, a warrior. And Samurai are the warrior caste.