William Adams
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William Adams was an English navigator who became one of the first Western samurai in Japan and served as the historical inspiration for the protagonist of James Clavell’s novel "Shogun."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
ⓘ
Western samurai ⓘ navigator ⓘ person ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anjin Miura
NERFINISHED
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Anjin-sama NERFINISHED ⓘ Miura Anjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrivalInJapan | 1600 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1564-09-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gillingham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built | Western-style ships for Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1620-05-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hirado, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
De Liefde (Dutch ship)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| grantedFief | Miura Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedStatus | samurai ⓘ |
| hadChild |
Joseph Adams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miura children (with Japanese wife) ⓘ Susanna Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | John Blackthorne (fictional character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| name | William Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Western samurai in Japan
ⓘ
inspiration for the protagonist of James Clavell’s novel "Shogun" ⓘ service to Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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navigator ⓘ pilot ⓘ shipwright ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence | Hemi, Miura, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipWreckedOn | Kyushu, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Japanese wife (name unknown)
ⓘ
Mary Hyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | hatamoto ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.