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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== |
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| Furutaka was taken to the Shinsengumi headquarters for questioning. | | Furutaka was taken to the Shinsengumi headquarters for questioning. |
| 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. | | 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== |
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| [[Image:Ikedaya2.jpg|right|thumb|Inside of Ikedaya.(Taishô period)]] | | [[Image:Ikedaya2.jpg|right|thumb|Inside of Ikedaya.(Taishô period)]] |
− | [[Matsudaira Katamori]] ordered a search for the Rôshi. (PM4:00) | + | 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) | | [[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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| *Mori Kazue (Kyoto) Arrested | | *Mori Kazue (Kyoto) Arrested |
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− | And the Ikedaya Sôbe's family and relatives were arrested. | + | 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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− | The Shinsengumi members who participated in the raid received a bonus from Bakufu.
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| This incident later caused the [[Kinmon Rebellion]]. | | This incident later caused the [[Kinmon Rebellion]]. |
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| [[Category:Shinsengumi]] | | [[Category:Shinsengumi]] |
| [[Category:Events and Incidents]] | | [[Category:Events and Incidents]] |
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| [[Category:Bakumatsu]] | | [[Category:Bakumatsu]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |