The Kinmon incident (禁門の変, Kinmon no Hen, "Forbidden Gate Incident" or "Imperial Palace Gate Incident"), also known as the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion (蛤御門の変, Hamaguri Gomon no Hen, "Hamaguri Imperial Gate Incident"), was a rebellion against the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan that took place on the 20th of August [lunar calendar: 19th day, 7th month], 1864, near the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.
Starting with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, within a few years foreign powers forced the shogun dynasty to abandon its isolationist policy sakoku. The rebellion reflected the widespread discontent felt among both pro-imperial/anti-shogunate and anti-foreigner groups, who rebelled under the sonnō jōi ("revere the emperor, expel the barbarians") slogan. Emperor Kōmei had issued an "Order to expel barbarians". Thus, in March 1863, the shishi rebels sought to take control of the Emperor to restore the Imperial household to its position of political supremacy.
During what was a bloody crushing of the rebellion, the leading Chōshū clan was held responsible for its instigation. To counter the rebels' kidnapping attempt, armies of the Aizu and Satsuma domains (the latter led by Saigo Takamori[1]) led the defense of the Imperial palace. However, during the attempt, the rebels set Kyoto on fire, starting with the residence of the Takatsukasa family, and that of a Chōshū official. It is unknown if the rebels set fire to Kyoto as soon as they began to lose, or if their doing so was part of their original strategy, and done as a diversionary tactic.[citation needed] Among the shishi who died in the incident was Kusaka Genzui.
Various courtiers, including Nakayama Tadayasu, the Emperor's Special Consultant for National Affairs, were banished from Court as a result of their involvement in this incident.[2]Sanjō Sanetomi, due to his association with many of the shishi that were captured, executed or identified during the rebellion, was forced to flee. The shogunate followed the incident with a retaliatory armed expedition, the First Chōshū expedition, in September 1864.
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^Nagasawa Takaaki, The Life of Japan’s “Last Samurai”: Saigō Takamori) at Nippon.com, accessed 18 June 2020
^Takeda Hideaki, Nakayama Tadayasu (1809–88) at kokugakuin.ac, accessed 24 September 2013
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kinmon, incident, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kinmon incident news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The Kinmon incident 禁門の変 Kinmon no Hen Forbidden Gate Incident or Imperial Palace Gate Incident also known as the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion 蛤御門の変 Hamaguri Gomon no Hen Hamaguri Imperial Gate Incident was a rebellion against the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan that took place on the 20th of August lunar calendar 19th day 7th month 1864 near the Imperial Palace in Kyoto Kinmon incident禁門の変 蛤御門の変Part of Bakumatsu conflictsAn 1893 woodblock print by Yuzan Mori depicting the Hamaguri rebellion Date20 August 1864LocationKyoto35 01 23 N 135 45 35 E 35 02306 N 135 75972 E 35 02306 135 75972ResultTokugawa shogunate victoryBelligerents Chōshu Domain Sonnō jōi rōnin force Tokugawa shogunate Aizu Domain Satsuma Domain Mito Domain Owari Domain Kii Domain Kuwana Domain Ōgaki Domain Echizen Domain Hikone Domain Yodo Domain Asao Domain Shinsengumi Mimawarigumi YugekitaiCommanders and leadersFukuhara EchigoTokugawa YoshinobuStrength3 000 men 1 400 Chōshu army 1 600 rōnin force 50 000 menCasualties and losses400 killed or wounded60 killed or wounded 28 000 houses burnt downclass notpageimage Location within JapanHistory editStarting with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854 within a few years foreign powers forced the shogun dynasty to abandon its isolationist policy sakoku The rebellion reflected the widespread discontent felt among both pro imperial anti shogunate and anti foreigner groups who rebelled under the sonnō jōi revere the emperor expel the barbarians slogan Emperor Kōmei had issued an Order to expel barbarians Thus in March 1863 the shishi rebels sought to take control of the Emperor to restore the Imperial household to its position of political supremacy During what was a bloody crushing of the rebellion the leading Chōshu clan was held responsible for its instigation To counter the rebels kidnapping attempt armies of the Aizu and Satsuma domains the latter led by Saigo Takamori 1 led the defense of the Imperial palace However during the attempt the rebels set Kyoto on fire starting with the residence of the Takatsukasa family and that of a Chōshu official It is unknown if the rebels set fire to Kyoto as soon as they began to lose or if their doing so was part of their original strategy and done as a diversionary tactic citation needed Among the shishi who died in the incident was Kusaka Genzui Various courtiers including Nakayama Tadayasu the Emperor s Special Consultant for National Affairs were banished from Court as a result of their involvement in this incident 2 Sanjō Sanetomi due to his association with many of the shishi that were captured executed or identified during the rebellion was forced to flee The shogunate followed the incident with a retaliatory armed expedition the First Chōshu expedition in September 1864 References edit Nagasawa Takaaki The Life of Japan s Last Samurai Saigō Takamori at Nippon com accessed 18 June 2020 Takeda Hideaki Nakayama Tadayasu 1809 88 at kokugakuin ac accessed 24 September 2013 nbsp nbsp This Japanese history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kinmon incident amp oldid 1156905323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
