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Japanese 🇯🇵 king Toyotomi Hideyoshi opposed Christian conversion because he saw it as a gateway for European political influence and colonial expansion, and his concern was rooted in protecting Japan’s sovereignty. In the 16th century, missionaries often arrived alongside Portuguese and Spanish traders, and Hideyoshi understood how religious conversion had been used elsewhere as a tool to weaken local authority and pave the way for European domination, as seen in parts of Asia and the Americas. His harsh suppression of Christianity was therefore a calculated act of state defense, not personal hatred of faith, but a preemptive strike against European imperial strategy aimed at stopping strategic conversions that could undermine national unity. The severity of punishment, often described as harsher than what the Romans did to Jesus, was intentional, meant to send an unmistakable warning that foreign-controlled religion would not be allowed to fracture Japan’s loyalty or independence. This stance culminated in the public execution of 26 Christians in Nagasaki in 1597, carried out as a decisive demonstration of state authority and deterrence against further conversions. Thanks to AI video Grok imagine 🗿 AI Image from ChatGPT 🗿 Elon Musk

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