A biomolecular anthropological investigation of William Adams, the first SAMURAI from England
Abstract William Adams (Miura Anjin) was an English navigator who sailed with a Dutch trading fleet to the far East and landed in Japan in 1600. He became a vassal under the Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu, was bestowed with a title, lands and swords, and became the first SAMURAI from England. "Miura&q...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78723-2 |