Oda Nobunaga
A warlord of Japan's Sengoku period in the 16th century who subdued central Japan and the capital region, laying the groundwork for unification before dying in a vassal's revolt at the Honnō-ji Incident of 1582.
Oda Nobunaga gave a Mozambican slave brought by an Italian missionary the name "Yasuke" and the title of samurai. Yasuke learned Japanese culture within two years and fought in battles, making him the first known foreign samurai in history.
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