| In the 1850s, lord of [[Hikone han]] [[Ii Naosuke]] stationed a number of his troops at Honnô-ji for a brief time, as part of his contribution to efforts to guard the city against potential foreign incursions.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 652.</ref> A number of prominent figures, including ''[[Roju|Rôjû]]'' [[Hotta Masayoshi]] in [[1858]], and lord of [[Ogaki han|Ôgaki han]] [[Toda Ujiakira]] and heir to the lord of [[Hiroshima han]] [[Asano Nagakoto]] in [[1863]], also stayed there.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol. 2, 501.; vol 4, 382.; vol 5, 72.</ref> | | In the 1850s, lord of [[Hikone han]] [[Ii Naosuke]] stationed a number of his troops at Honnô-ji for a brief time, as part of his contribution to efforts to guard the city against potential foreign incursions.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 1 (1937), 652.</ref> A number of prominent figures, including ''[[Roju|Rôjû]]'' [[Hotta Masayoshi]] in [[1858]], and lord of [[Ogaki han|Ôgaki han]] [[Toda Ujiakira]] and heir to the lord of [[Hiroshima han]] [[Asano Nagakoto]] in [[1863]], also stayed there.<ref>Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol. 2, 501.; vol 4, 382.; vol 5, 72.</ref> |
− | Honnôji was destroyed by fire once again, in the mid-19th century, and was rebuilt in 1928. | + | Honnôji was destroyed by fire once again, in the mid-19th century, and was rebuilt in 1928. The monk [[Nissho|Nisshô]]<!--日承--> and painters [[Urakami Gyokudo|Urakami Gyokudô]] and [[Urakami Shunkin]] are among the historical figures buried there. |