The Sakuradamongai Incident refers to the event of March 24, 1860, when the roshi (masterless samurai) of the Mito Domain attacked the procession including the Tairo (Chief Minister), Naosuke II, and assassinated him outside the Sakuradamon Gate of Edo-jo Castle (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo). 桜田門外の変(さくらだもんがいのへん)は、安政7年3月3日(1860年3月24日)、江戸城桜田門外(東京都千代田区)にて水戸藩の浪士らが大老・井伊直弼の行列を襲撃し暗殺した事件。 |