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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Main Authors: Fuzuki Mizuno, Koji Ishiya, Masami Matsushita, Takayuki Matsushita, Katherine Hampson, Michiko Hayashi, Fuyuki Tokanai, Kunihiko Kurosaki, Shintaroh Ueda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78723-2