Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
“The feudal rulers of that part of Japan were anxious at that time to attract Portuguese vessels to the harbours mainly with the object of strengthening themselves against other feudal Lords. They realized instinctively the close connection between the foreign powers across the seas and the missionaries who had come to preach the new religion.”
Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
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Asia and Western Dominance: a survey of the Vasco Da Gama epoch of Asian history, 1498–1945
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