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He first arrived on the Vietnamese coast in [[1585]], with five ships, and began to engage in pirate raids and coastal assaults. He was eventually driven off by a fleet of at least ten ships led by the sixth son of Lord Nguyen Hoang; two of the pirate ships were destroyed, and Shirahama fled. It is said that he was mistaken for a Westerner by the Vietnamese he encountered at the time<ref>Li, Tana.  pp60-61.</ref>.

He first arrived on the Vietnamese coast in [[1585]], with five ships, and began to engage in pirate raids and coastal assaults. He was eventually driven off by a fleet of at least ten ships led by the sixth son of Lord Nguyen Hoang; two of the pirate ships were destroyed, and Shirahama fled. It is said that he was mistaken for a Westerner by the Vietnamese he encountered at the time<ref>Li, Tana.  pp60-61.</ref>.

Fourteen years later, in [[1599]], Shirahama's craft crashed near the Vietnamese port of Thuan An. The local magistrate, correctly believing him some variety of pirate or brigand, attacked Shirahama and was killed. Shirahama was then imprisoned, and Nguyen Hoang sent a missive to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], newly [[shogun]] of Japan, asking how to deal with Japanese sailors in the future. This was the first official contact between the two governments, and marked the beginning of a friendly relationship lasting several decades<ref>Li, Tana. pp60-61.</ref>.

Fourteen years later, in [[1599]], Shirahama's craft crashed near the Vietnamese port of Thuan An. The local magistrate, correctly believing him some variety of pirate or brigand, attacked Shirahama and was killed. Shirahama was then imprisoned, and [[Nguyen Hoang]] sent a missive to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] asking how to deal with Japanese sailors in the future. This was the first official contact between the two governments, and marked the beginning of a friendly relationship lasting several decades<ref>Li, Tana. pp60-61.</ref>.

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