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Portugal in Japan: The Nanban Trade Legacy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the brief but transformative era of Portuguese-Japanese relations, known as the Nanban trade period (1543–1639). They dive into the introduction of the arquebus to Japan, the role of the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, and the complex dynamics with daimyo like Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Lucas explains how the Portuguese brought not only guns but also Christianity, which initially flourished before facing brutal persecution under the Tokugawa shogunate. The conversation covers the Shimabara Rebellion, the sakoku isolation policy, and the…
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