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*''Chinese'': 毛國科 or 茅國科 ''Mao Guoke''
Mao Guoke was a warrior in the army of the [[Ming Dynasty]], captured by the [[Shimazu clan]] during [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]'s [[Korean Invasions]]. He was sent back to China in [[1600]], alongside [[Torihara Soan|Torihara Sôan]], as part of an effort to establish normalized relations between Japan (now under the [[Tokugawa clan]]) and the Ming Court.
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==References==
*[[Watanabe Miki]]. "An International Maritime Trader - Torihara Sôan: The Agent for Tokugawa Ieyasu's First Negotiations with Ming China, 1600." in Angela Schottenhammer (ed.) ''The East Asian Mediterranean: Maritime Crossroads of Culture, Commerce and Human Migration''. Harrassowitz-Verlag, 2009. pp169-176.
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[[Category:Sengoku Period]]