[[File:Ikedaya.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The entrance to the Ikeda-ya as it appears today]]
*''Date: [[1864]]/6/5''
*''Date: [[1864]]/6/5''
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*''Japanese'': 池田屋事件 (''Ikedaya jiken'')
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*''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.
==Investigation==
==Investigation==
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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.
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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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The Shinsengumi members who participated in the raid received a bonus from Bakufu.
This incident later caused the [[Kinmon Rebellion]].
This incident later caused the [[Kinmon Rebellion]].