Historical records concretely prove that Adams is the only Englishman to have ever been granted the title of samurai, and some historians have even gone as far as to argue that he was the only westerner to truly receive the title as well. While the latter claim is still debated, it is an undeniable fact that Adams was the only Englishman to have been granted the honour. During his knighting ceremony, the Emperor proclaimed that William Adams the navigator had died, and that Miura Anjin, a samurai was born.
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