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William Adams
Also known as Anjin-sama, Anjin Miura, William Adams (1564-1620), Wiliam Adams (1564-1620), Wiliam Adams, Will Adams
English navigator who travelled to Japan
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1943
- Works
- 111
Top works
- The permanent significance of miracle for religion
- Ministerial education in America
- The Religions of Democracy
- Three addresses delivered by professors in Union Theological Seminary at a service in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin in Adams Chapel on Monday evening, the third of May, 1909
- Bible stories for children
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1959-11-05
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William Adams (24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japan as Miura Anjin (三浦按針; 'the pilot of Miura'), was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan. He was later granted samurai status, and was recognised as one of the most influential foreigners in Japan during the early 17th century.
He arrived in Japan as one of the few survivors of the ship Liefde under the leadership of Jacob Quaeckernaeck. It was the only vessel to reach Japan from a five-ship expedition launched by a company of Rotterdam merchants (a voorcompagnie, or predecessor, of the Dutch East India Company). Soon after his arrival in Japan, Adams and his second mate Jan Joosten became advisors to shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu, and each was appointed as hatamoto.
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