Historedia
Person

Ii Naosuke

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1860–1862

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ii Naosuke, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Sakuradamon Incident

    1860–1862

    Role: Tairō (Chief Minister)

    1. March 24, 1860 · Sakurada Gate, Edo CastleAssassination at Sakurada Gate

      Rōnin samurai from Mito and Satsuma domains assassinated Tairō Ii Naosuke outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle on March 24, 1860.

    2. circa March 1860 · EdoDamage to Shogunate Prestige

      The assassination severely damaged the shogunate's prestige, causing officials to initially deny Ii's death for a month.

    3. 1862 · Unspecified location of investigationInvestigation and Verdicts

      Investigations into the surviving guards concluded in 1862, resulting in verdicts for punishment.

Sources

  1. Sakuradamon Incident (1860) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
  2. Ii Naosuke Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14