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Sakuradamon Incident: Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke is assassinated by rōnin samurai outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle.
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Sakuradamon Incident (1860)
Japanese assassination of a Tokugawa official
The Sakuradamon Incident was the assassination of Ii Naosuke, Chief Minister (Tairō) of the Tokugawa shogunate, on March 24, 1860 by rōnin samurai of the Mito Domain and Satsuma Domain, outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tairō
High-ranking position within the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tairō was a high-ranking official position in the Tokugawa shogunate government of Japan, roughly comparable to the office of prime minister. The tairō presided over the governing rōjū council in the event of an emergency. A tairō was nominated from among the fudai daimyōs, who…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ii Naosuke
Feudal lord and statesman in Tokugawa Japan (1815–1860)
Ii Naosuke was a daimyō of Hikone (1850–1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his assassination in the Sakuradamon Incident on March 24, 1860. He is most famous for signing the Harris Treaty with the United States,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rōnin
Samurai without a lord or master
In feudal Japan to early modern Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin was a samurai who had no lord or master and in some cases, had also severed all links with his family or clan. A samurai became a rōnin upon the death of his master, or after the loss of his master's favor or legal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Samurai
Japanese warrior class
Samurai were members of the warrior class who served as retainers to lords in Japan prior to the Meiji era. Samurai existed from the late 12th century until their abolition in the late 1870s during the Meiji era. They were originally provincial warriors who served the Kuge and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sakurada Gate
Gate in Tokyo, Japan
Sakurada Gate is a gate in the inner moat of Tokyo Imperial Palace, in Tokyo, Japan.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Edo Castle
Historic 15th-century palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. In modern times it is part of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is therefore also known as Chiyoda Castle . Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
March 24
Day of the year
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 282 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)