A succinct account of the adventures of Mr William Adams.

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A succinct account of the adventures of Mr William Adams.

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William Adams (1564-1620) was the first Englishman to reach Japan, arriving on a Dutch ship at Bungo (a principality containing present day Usuki City) in May 1600. After a summons by the Emperor at Osaka, imprisonment and interrogation, he was released. The Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took a liking to Adams and he eventually became an important trade adviser and interpreter. A status and name change from Adams the English sea pilot to Miura Anjin the samurai enabled him to marry a Japanese woman ...

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Adams, William, 1564-1620

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Foreign relations / International trade / Voyages and travels / Bedrooms / Interior Architecture

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