Complex sentence: Inoue Masashige (1585-1662) was an important figure during the early Edo period in Japan and played a role in the persecution and eradication of Christians in Japan and he was commissioner for the dutch company in Nagasaki.
Split into simpler sentences: Inoue Masashige (1585--1662) was an important figure during the early Edo period in Japan. He played a role in the persecution and eradication of Christians in Japan and he was commissioner for the dutch company in Nagasaki.