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n |
The Jesuits by
the 1580s
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claimed hundreds
of
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thousands of
converts.
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n |
Hideyoshi was
less tolerant
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of Christianity.
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n |
The Buddhists had
been
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crushed and he
feared that
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converts would
give primary
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loyalty to their
religion.
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n |
Hideyoshi also
feared that
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Europeans might
try to
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conquer Japan.
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