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unusual facts about Matsudaira clan


Nicolaes Couckebacker

Having been ordered by the Matsudaira clan to assist him in destroying the Christian rebels, led by Amakusa Shirō at Shimabara, Coeckebacker bombarded the insurgents during a fortnight in their stronghold in Hara Castle from his ship De Rijp, starting the 24th of February 1638.



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