Episode 2 of 3
Damage to Shogunate Prestige
- When
- circa March 1860
- Where
- Edo
- Part of
- Sakuradamon Incident
The assassination severely damaged the shogunate's prestige, causing officials to initially deny Ii's death for a month.
Officials claimed Ii was merely injured and recuperating. The incident contributed to a decade of violence and the adoption of the kōbu gattai policy, shifting political power dynamics.
Sources
- Sakuradamon Incident (1860) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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