Prisoners from Nambu: Reality and Make-Believe in 17th-Century Japanese Diplomacy

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Index Abe Shigetsugu: belongs to the antiforeign faction, 105; chosen by Ieyasu and Hidetada, 93; compared with Sakai Tadakatsu, 94; interrogates the Dutch prisoners, 77; represents Iemitsu, 19–20, 115, 118, 124–125, 158. See also ròjû Abe Tadaaki: belongs to the antiforeign faction, 105; chosen by Ieyasu and Hidetada, 93; compared with Sakai Tadakatsu, 94; interrogates the Dutch prisoners, 77; represents Iemitsu, 19–20, 115, 118, 124–125, 158. See also ròjû Adams, William, 7 Africa, 6, 26n Ainu, 30 Aizu domain, 20 Akizuki Taneharu, 106 alcohol, 29, 35, 37; arak, 26, 29, 38; sake, 36, 39, 59, 153; wine, 38, 158 Amaterasu, 4 ambassadors (envoys, embassies): bogus (fake), 2, 3, 15, 141, 143– 152, 154, 156, 158–161, 164, 168; from China to Japan, 15 (see also Blockhovius, Frisius); from Holland to Japan, 3, 137, 142, 169, 187 n. 42; from Japan to China, 163–164, 189 n. 9; from Korea to Japan, 14, 55, 95, 124; from Portugal to Japan, 136–137, 159, 185 n. 37; from Ryukyu to Japan, 14, 95 Ambon. See Moluccas America, 22, 24, 30 Amsterdam, 2, 22, 28, 39, 102, 123, 142–143, 147, 152 Anesaki Masaharu, 64–65 anti-Christ, 79 Aoyama Tadatoshi, 65, 93, 95 apostasy (apostate), 104, 135; Catholic historians deny, 181 n. 11; Christovão Ferreira, 51, 88, 90, 103; Juan Baptista Porro, 65, 179 n. 63; second Rubino group, 69, 89, 91–92, 97–101, 106, 121; Shikimi Ichizaemon, 65, 179 n. 63 Arano Yoshinori, 166, 170 Arroyo, Alonso, 52, 91, 100–101 artillery. See guns Asakusa, 61, 64, 76, 120 Asao Naohiro, 166 astrolabe, 161 206 Index Asuka court, 166 Azores, 26 n. 27 Baba Masatsugu, 57 Baba Saburòzaemon: biography, 57–58; present at Inoue’s kami yashiki, 60, 112; present in Chiyoda Castle, 115, 119, 133–134, 157–159; residence of, 154; returns to Nagasaki, 101 bakufu. See Tokugawa bakufu bangashira, 63 Bastiaensz, Aert (aka Boerman), 39 Batavia: authorities at, 39, 79, 108, 127, 129, 131, 133, 139, 141, 143, 148, 151–152, 157, 160, 166; Blockhovius passes through, 145; Breskens arrives in, 27–28, 38; Breskens intends to return to, 74; Breskens leaves from, 23, 106, 110–112; cargo from, 70; center of Dutch Asian trade, 2, 3, 21, 39, 44–45, 122, 126, 147, 156; Coijett returns to, 142; connection with Deshima, 170; Council of Justice at, 150; Elserack returns to, 119; lantern arrives in, 123; Portuguese ambassador receives help at, 136, 159; Schaep returns to, 130 bateren, 50 Beijing, 5 Bijlvelt/Schaep Debriefing Report (BSDR), 35, 93, 110 Bijlvelt, Wilhem, xii, 30, 36, 38, 45, 55, 73, 77, 80, 82–83, 86, 97, 105, 108–109, 112, 114, 120– 121; author of debriefing report, 35, 43, 65, 83, 102; member of the embassy of 1649, 161, 187 n. 42 bikuni, 45–46 Bingo, 63, 158 Blauduijff, Jacob Jansz, 187 n. 42 Blockhovius, 143–144, 146, 150 Bocheljon, Johan, 187 n. 42 Bòsò peninsula, 76 Breskens: affair, 105, 113, 116, 119, 122, 124–125, 127, 129, 132, 136, 139, 169–170; captives from, 2, 16, 47, 53, 65, 72–73, 82, 89, 102, 109, 113, 117, 120, 128, 131, 133–134, 146; Castricom waits for, 26; crew of, 28; description of, 27; leaves Batavia, 106; log of, 29–31, 33, 36, 43, 45, 47; participates in an expedition to Tartary, 23, 33, 44, 81; sailors pardoned, 144; is separated from the Castricom, 25; shoots her guns, 35, 76; visits the Bay of Yamada, 28– 29, 37–38, 43, 46, 48, 71, 140, 142 Brouckhorst, Anthonie van, xii, 145–146, 149, 151, 153, 155, 158, 187 n. 42. See also chief factor Bruijn, Jurriaen, 36 Buddhist, 61, 120 bugyò, 49, 135; jisha, 115; Nagasaki, 53, 57, 71–72, 101, 109–110, 112–114, 117, 119, 124, 126, 128, 137, 146–149, 151–152, 178 n. 41. See also Baba Saburòzaemon , Yamazaki Gonpachirò bugyòsho, 151–152 bushi. See samurai Calvinist, 90, 102, 107 Cape Espiritu Santo, 81 Caron, François, 12, 14, 68, 143–144, 146–148, 150, 153 Cassola, Francisco, 52, 91, 101 Castle. See Chiyoda Castle Castricom: carries the rice supply, 33; Commander Vries sails on, 80, 110; comparison with the Breskens, 29, 35, 43; cruises along the Japanese coast, 25–27; failed to reach Tartary, 44; log of, 24–26; runs into a heavy storm, 24–25; searched for the Breskens, 76–77; sent to Tartary 23–24; [18.224.37.68] Project MUSE (2024-04...