Kaizoku Matsuuratō 海賊松浦党: The ‘Matsuura Pirate Clan’ of Hirado

The research concerns the history of the powerful Matsuura Family, since the origins to the 17th Century, and the related wider historical context. In Particular it takes into exam the Matsuura international role as leading 'pirate clan' in the light of the maritime setting of East Asian Seas.