Introduction
M. Antoni J. Üçerler
· 2022
Abstract
When a small Portuguese carrack in the South China sea was blown off course sometime between 1542 and 1543 and made landfall on the island of Tanegashima in southwestern Japan, a new and unexpected encounter in world history was born—one that would have far-reaching consequences both for Europe and Japan. Less than ten years later, Jesuit missionaries, led by Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus, landed in 1549 on the semi-mythical isles that Marco Polo had described in his writings as ‘Zipangu’ (...
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2026-04-30T19:56:14.188627+00:00
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| openalex_concepts | Portuguese; Ancient history; History; China; Landfall; Geography |
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| openalex_topics | Global Maritime and Colonial Histories |
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