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− | *Japanese:池田屋事件(Ikedaya Jiken) | + | [[File:Ikedaya.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The entrance to the Ikeda-ya as it appears today]] |
| + | *''Date: [[1864]]/6/5'' |
| + | *''Japanese'': [[池田]]屋事件 (''Ikedaya jiken'') |
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| + | The Ikedaya Affair was a raid launched by the [[Shinsengumi]] against anti-shogunate rebels (Imperial loyalists) gathered at the Ikeda-ya, an inn in [[Kyoto]]. |
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| + | The raid lasted roughly two hours, and ended with roughly seven rebels killed and 23 arrested. |
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| ==Investigation== | | ==Investigation== |
− | The anti-[[Bakufu]] powers were evicted from [[Kyoto]] after the [[Political change on August 18]]([[1863]]) but they just went to underground. | + | The anti-[[Bakufu]] elements were banished from [[Kyoto|Kyôto]] after the [[Political change on August 18]] ([[1863]]), however rather than be driven from Kyoto, they went underground. |
− | The [[Shinsengumi]] investigators [[Yamazaki Susumu]], [[Shimada Kai]] located a merchant ''Masuya Kiemon'' was actually [[Omi province|Omi]] [[Goshi|Goshi]] [[Furutaka Shuntaro]] and he was cooperating with [[Choshu han|Choshu]]. | + | The [[Shinsengumi]] investigators [[Yamazaki Susumu]] and [[Shimada Kai]] located a merchant by the name of ''Masuya Kiemon'' who was actually the [[Omi province|Ômi]] [[Goshi|Gôshi]] [[Furutaka Shuntaro]], who was cooperating with [[Choshu han|Chôshû]]. |
− | [[1864]]/6/5 morning, [[Takeda Kanryusai]] and several Shinsengumi members raided Masuya and found arms and armors and letters from Choshu samurai. | + | On the morning of [[1864]]/6/5, [[Takeda Kanryusai]] and several Shinsengumi members raided and captured Masuya, and found arms and armor and letters from Chôshû samurai. |
− | Furutaka was taken to Shinsengumi headquarter for questioning. | + | Furutaka was taken to the Shinsengumi headquarters for questioning. |
− | He was tortured and revealed that the [[Sonno]] [[Joi]] [[Ronin|Roshi]] planned to wait for a windy night, set fire to the city of Kyoto and in the confusion kidnap the Emperor and take him to Choshu. | + | He was tortured and revealed that the [[Sonno|Sonnô]] [[Joi|Jôi]] [[Ronin|Rôshi]] planned to wait for a windy night to set fire to the city of Kyoto and in the confusion kidnap the Emperor and take him to Chôshû. |
− | The story was immediately reported to the [[Military Commissioner of Kyoto]]. | + | The story was immediately reported to the [[Military Commissioner of Kyoto]], and a raid on the Ikedaya took place the same day. |
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| ==Raid== | | ==Raid== |
− | [[Matsudaira Katamori]] ordered for searching the Roshi.(PM4:00) | + | [[Image:Ikedaya1.jpg|right|thumb|Inside of Ikedaya.(Taishô period)]] |
− | Kondo Isami waited for messanger from Katamori but never showed up. | + | |
− | He gathered Shinsengumi members at ''Gion Kaisho'' and separated in 2 groups and started searching.
| + | [[Image:Ikedaya2.jpg|right|thumb|Inside of Ikedaya.(Taishô period)]] |
| + | Around 4:00PM, on 1864/6/5, [[Matsudaira Katamori]] ordered a search for the Rôshi. |
| + | [[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] the commander of the Shinsengumi waited for reinforcements from Katamori but they never came, so he gathered 30 Shinsengumi members<ref>Only about 30 out of 48 members paticipated in the raid because of illness or desertion.</ref> at the ''Gion Kaisho'' (PM8:00) and separated into two groups and started searching.(PM10:00) |
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| + | Kondo took [[Okita Soji|Okita Sôji]], [[Nagakura Shinpachi]], [[Todo Heisuke|Tôdô Heisuke]], [[Kondo Shuhei|Kondô Shûhei]]<ref>According to a letter written by Kondô Isami, Shuhei was with them, however this is unverified.</ref>, [[Takeda Kanryusai|Takeda Kanryûsai]], [[Tani Mantaro|Tani Mantarô]]. [[Asano Kaoru]], [[Ando Sotaro|Andô Sôtarô]], [[Okuzawa Eisuke]], [[Nitta Kakuzaemon]].<ref>Nagakura's journal describes there were also [[Harada Sanosuke]] and [[Tani Sanjuro|Tani Sanjûro]]. </ref> |
| + | [[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata Toshizô]] took the rest. |
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| + | At Ikedaya Inn, there were about 20 extreme Sonnô Jôi Rôshi discussing what to do next. |
| + | Their plan was to destroy the Shinsengumi headquater and bring Chôshû troops into Kyoto. |
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| + | Kondô left Ando, Okuzawa, Nitta at the backyard of Ikedaya, Takeda, Asano, Tani at the front door and entered with Okita, Nagakura and Tôdô. |
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| + | When ''Sôbe'' the master of Ikedaya warned to the Rôshi on upstairs, Kondô and Okita ran up to the stairs and told "Anybody who resist will be cut off.". |
| + | Some of the confused Roshi jumped onto the backyard, Okita killed one but he fell down unconscious<ref>Nagakura's journal describes it was Okita's chronic disease.</ref> and left Ikedaya with Tôdô who was injured forehead. |
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| + | Only Kondô and Nagakura were inside of Ikedaya, fighting against many Rôshi. |
| + | Then Hijikata turned up with reinforcements and the Ikedaya was surrounded by [[Aizu han|Aizu]] and [[Kuwana han|Kuwana]] troops.<ref>They captured some Roshi who escaped from Ikedaya.</ref> |
| + | The battle ended in 2 hours. |
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| + | Okuzawa was killed, Ando and Nitta were heavily injured and died later. |
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| + | ==Aftermath== |
| + | According to Kondô's letter<ref>Original letter was sold to Fujiokaya. The letter can be read in the Fujiokaya Nikki vol 11.</ref>, 7 Sonnô Jôi Rôshi were killed, 23 arrested. |
| + | *[[Yoshida Toshimaro]] (Chôshû) Suicide |
| + | *Yoshioka Shôsuke (Chôshû) Killed |
| + | *[[Sugiyama Shosuke|Sugiyama Shôsuke]] (Chôshû) Injured later died |
| + | *Yamauchi Tarozaemon (Chôshû) Arrested |
| + | *Saeki Itsuo (Chôshû) Arrested |
| + | *Sato Ichirô (Chôshû) Arrested |
| + | *Yamada Toranosuke (Chôshû) Arrested |
| + | *[[Mochizuki Kiyata]] (Tosa) Suicide |
| + | *[[Ishikawa Junjiro|Ishikawa Junjirô]] (Tosa) Killed |
| + | *[[Kitazoe Kitsuma]] (Tosa) Killed |
| + | *Tokoroyama Gokichirô (Tosa) Injured later died |
| + | *Fujizaki Hachirô (Tosa) Injured later died |
| + | *[[Miyabe Teizo|Miyabe Teizô]] (Higo) Killed |
| + | *Matsuda Jûsuke (Higo) Arrested |
| + | *Otaka Matajirô (Harima) Killed |
| + | *Otaka Chûbe (Harima) Arrested |
| + | *[[Furutaka Shuntaro|Furutaka Shuntarô]] (Omi) Arrested |
| + | *Nishikawa Kôzô (Omi) Arrested |
| + | *Onaka Shuzen (Yamato) Arrested |
| + | *Sawai Tatewaki (Yamato) Arrested |
| + | *Seo Kojûrô (Mimasaka) Arrested |
| + | *Mori Kazue (Kyoto) Arrested |
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| + | And the Ikedaya Sôbe's family and relatives were arrested. The Shinsengumi members who participated in the raid received a bonus from Bakufu. Marks on the [[Bridges of Kyoto|Sanjô Ôhashi]] (Great Bridge at Sanjô) still visible today are said to be sword slashes from this incident.<ref>Sign on-site at Sanjô Ôhashi.</ref> |
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| + | This incident later caused the [[Kinmon Rebellion]]. |
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| + | ==Notes== |
| + | <references/> |
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| + | ==References== |
| + | * ''[[Shinsengumi 100 Wa]]'' (新選組100話) Suzuki Toru |
| + | * ''[[Shinsengumi Tenmatsuki]]'' (新撰組顛末記) Nagakura Shinpachi |
| + | *'' [[Kaiteishinban Shinsengumi]] '' (新選組) Sekai Bunkasha |
| + | *''[[Shinsengumi Exhibition catalog 2004]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Shinsengumi Shiroku]]'' (新撰組史録) Hirao Michio |
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