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Seppuku Order and Execution
- When
- April 21, 1591
- Where
- Jurakudai palace residence
- Part of
- Death of Sen no Rikyū
Hideyoshi ordered Rikyū to commit seppuku, which he performed at his Kyoto residence.
Rikyū committed seppuku at his residence within Hideyoshi's Jurakudai palace in Kyoto. The event occurred on the 28th day of the 2nd lunar month, corresponding to April 21 in the Gregorian calendar, when Rikyū was seventy years old.
Sources
- Sen no Rikyū Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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