Ansei Purge
Ansei Purge (安政の大獄 Ansei no taigoku) was a multi-year event in Japanese history of the Edo period.[1] In 1858-1860, the Tokugawa shogunate got rid of those who did not support its foreign trade policies.[2]
History
The Ansei Purge was ordered by Ii Naosuke on behalf of the bakufu.[3]
The purge was carried out in an effort to quell opposition to trade treaties with the United States, Russia, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands.[4]
Over 100 people were victims of the crackdown.[5] Men were forced out of positions within the bakufu, or from han leadership or from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. They included
- Date Munenari[6]
- Matsudaira Yoshinaga[6]
- Mito Nariaki[7]
- Shimazu Nariakira[6]
- Yamanouchi Toyoshige[6]
Timeline
- 1858 (Ansei 5): Beginning of the Ansei Purge[3]
- 1859 (Ansei 6): Arrests and investigations continuing.
Edo Castle's Sakurada Gate (Sakurada-mon): The assassination of Ii Naosuke occurred nearby.
- March 24, 1860 (Ansei 7, 3rd day of the 3rd month): Ii Naosuke was assassinated at the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle. This is also known as the "Sakurada-mon Incident"[8]
References
- ↑ The name "Ansei Purge" refers to the "Ansei period", a Japanese era that followed the Kaei period and was followed by the Man'en period. In other words, the Ansei Purge was an event that occurred during the Ansei period, which spanned the years 1854 through 1860.
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Ansei no taigoku" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 33.
- 1 2 Cullen, Louis. (2003). A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds, pp. 184-188.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Ansei no Kari Jōyaku" at p. 33.
- ↑ Najita, Tetsuo. (1980). Japan: The Intellectual Foundations of Modern Japanese Politics, p. 63.
- 1 2 3 4 Shiba, Ryōtarō and Eileen Katō. (2001). Drunk as a lord: samurai stories, p. 227.
- ↑ Sansom, George Bailey. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867, p. 239.
- ↑ Cullen, p. 184.
Further reading
- Kusunoki Sei'ichirō (1991). Nihon shi omoshiro suiri: Nazo no satsujin jiken wo oe. Tokyo: Futami bunko.
External links
- National Diet Library, photograph of Sakurada-mon (1900)
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