Category:William Adams (sailor)
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English: William Adams was an English navigator who drifted to Japan in 1600 with Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn. Ieyasu wanted Adams and Joosten to serve for him. By a lot of distinguished services, Ieyasu gave the Japanese name, Miura Anjin (三浦 按針), and the territory, and admitted the position as Samurai to Adams.
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Name in native language | William Adams |
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Date of birth | 24 September 1564 Gillingham |
Date of death | 16 May 1620 Hirado |
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Pages in category "William Adams (sailor)"
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Media in category "William Adams (sailor)"
The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.
- AdamsLetter.jpg 626 × 667; 805 KB
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- FMIB 45979 Whale Fishery.jpeg 1,486 × 1,892; 134 KB
- LiefdeShip.jpg 1,278 × 633; 808 KB
- Map-of-Japan-1707-William-Adams-Visits-Shogun.png 3,203 × 2,197; 10.08 MB
- Memorial plaque on the site of William Adams’ townhouse in Edo (Tokyo) 02.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 859 KB
- Memorial plaque on the site of William Adams’ townhouse in Edo (Tokyo) 03.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 596 KB
- Memorial to William Adams (Anjin san) and his wife 01.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 742 KB
- Memorial to William Adams (Anjin san) and his wife 02.jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 745 KB
- Memorial to William Adams (Anjin san) and his wife 03.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 721 KB
- Memorial to William Adams (Anjin san) and his wife 04.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 817 KB
- MiuraAnjinNoHaka.jpg 250 × 361; 54 KB
- MiuraAnjinYshikiAto20130707.jpg 728 × 1,460; 746 KB
- William Adams 1707 map of Japan.jpg 784 × 558; 280 KB
- William adams vanderaa.png 1,575 × 947; 2.97 MB
- William Adams's Deathplace(Hirado-City).jpg 2,051 × 1,539; 243 KB
- William-Adams-before-Shogun-Tokugawa-Ieyasu.png 719 × 1,119; 613 KB
- William-Adams-with-Daimyo-and-Attendants.png 1,200 × 800; 644 KB
- WilliamAdams-woodblack-new.svg 2,050 × 2,890; 685 KB
- WilliamAdams.jpg 260 × 398; 67 KB
- WilliamAdamsMonument.JPG 706 × 1,507; 318 KB
- 三浦按針之墓 - panoramio.jpg 3,368 × 2,240; 2.32 MB