What happened to John Blackthorne?

In spite of this, Blackthorne becomes a trusted friend of Toranaga. At the end of the book Toranaga defeats Ishido’s forces (this is a reference to the Battle of Sekigahara) and becomes shogun. It can be assumed that Blackthorne eventually dies in Japan without ever having returned to England.

Was Shogun based on a true story?

Shogun was therefore based on an actual series of events involving Adams, who reached Japan in 1600 and became involved with the future shogun Tokugawa.

What happened to the Erasmus Blackthorne’s ship )?

The Captain was one of the casualties, leaving Blackthorne in command. As the ship sailed out past Asia the Erasmus encountered a storm. By the time it cleared the Erasmus found herself in a Japanese harbor. The crew was taken prisoner, and the ship impounded.

Who was Toronaga based on?

Tokugawa Ieyasu
James Clavell loosely based Lord Toranaga on Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu was the Japanese damiyo who united Japan and ruled as Shōgun after being named to the post by the Emperor of Japan.

Why was John Blackthorne called mr.pilot?

Having been told by the priest that all who enter the prison are eventually executed, Blackthorne is prepared to die when his name is called (like the historical Adams, the Japanese call him Anjin-san – Mr. Pilot – because his English name is too difficult to pronounce, there being no sounds or characters in Japanese for much of his name).

Where was John Blackthorne from in the Shogun?

After his Dutch trading ship Erasmus and its surviving crew is blown ashore by a violent storm at Anjiro on the east coast of Japan, Pilot-Major John Blackthorne, the ship’s English navigator, is taken prisoner by samurai warriors.

What did John Blackthorne do in his later life?

Although Blackthorne’s later life is never covered in any real detail in Clavell’s later Asian Saga novels, Gai-Jin (which features Malcolm Struan the Tai-Pan heir to the Noble House of Struan’s) mentions that Blackthorne later built ships for Shogun Toranaga, and had families in Nagasaki and Izu.

Why was John Blackthorne awarded the title of hatamoto?

As a result of a series of events, Blackthorne eventually finds himself very close to Toranaga, saving his life occasionally. He is awarded the titles of hatamoto and samurai, as he begins to understand and deeply respect Japanese culture.

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