Dutch navigator Jan Joosten (Yaesu/Yaesū)
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Dutch navigator Jan Joosten (Yaesu/Yaesū) was an early 17th-century seafarer in the service of the Dutch East India Company who became one of the first Western advisors to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan and later lent his name to Tokyo’s Yaesu district.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn | 0 |
| Yaesu district of Tokyo | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch navigator
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Western advisor in Japan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ seafarer ⓘ |
| affiliation | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Yaesu district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| culture | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymOf | Yaesu district of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Joosten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomatic mediation
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
Yaesu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaesū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
symbol of early Western presence in Edo
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toponymic legacy in central Tokyo ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Edo (present-day Tokyo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to early Dutch–Japanese relations
ⓘ
residing in Japan as a foreigner under Tokugawa rule ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Western advisors to the Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
early Dutch contact with Japan ⓘ |
| occupation |
advisor
ⓘ
interpreter ⓘ navigator ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| partOf |
early modern European exploration of Asia
ⓘ
history of Dutch–Japanese relations ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu
ⓘ
intermediary between Japan and the Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.