William Adams, an Englishman who became a diplomatic adviser to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, was known in Japan as Miura Anjin. May 16 marked the 400th ...

Shogun's protagonist Blackthorne was inspired by the real-life William Adams ... The Japanese name Miura Anjin ("Pilot of Miura") was given to Adams as a samurai and trusted companion to Ieyasu.