Murayama Tōan

Murayama Tōan Antonio (村山等安) was a 17th-century Japanese magistrate of the city of Nagasaki (Nagasaki daikan, 長崎代官). He was born in Nagoya from a humble background, and he was a Christian. He played an important role in the handling of "Nanban trade" in Nagasaki with Christian powers, and led an invasion to Taiwan, before being executed by the shogunate's administration for his Christian faith.

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