Cannibal Coincidence / Yasuke: Japan's African Samurai | Ep 12
06/14/22 • 17 min
Today's main story weaves together details from a fictional tale by Edgar Allen Poe and a real-life event that occurred 46 years later. There are some fascinating similarities between them that will shock you including cannibalism to survive a devastating shipwreck.
We'll also look at a story about Yasuke, Japan's African samurai. He was an elite warrior who was the first non-Japanese person to achieve the status of samurai. His extraordinary story is even more interesting since he worked for one of the most powerful and historical lords in Japanese history!
We'll dig into to both stories, The Cannibal Coincidence and Yasuke, Japan's African Samurai on this episode of House of the Curious.
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Today's main story weaves together details from a fictional tale by Edgar Allen Poe and a real-life event that occurred 46 years later. There are some fascinating similarities between them that will shock you including cannibalism to survive a devastating shipwreck.
We'll also look at a story about Yasuke, Japan's African samurai. He was an elite warrior who was the first non-Japanese person to achieve the status of samurai. His extraordinary story is even more interesting since he worked for one of the most powerful and historical lords in Japanese history!
We'll dig into to both stories, The Cannibal Coincidence and Yasuke, Japan's African Samurai on this episode of House of the Curious.
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