Sakuradamon Incident

1860 assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke
Event assassination Q46603
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Sakuradamon Incident

Summary

Sakuradamon Incident is an assassination[1]. It draws 751 Wikipedia views per month (assassination category, ranking #24 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sakuradamon Incident is located in Edo[3].
  • Sakuradamon Incident is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's instance of is recorded as assassination[5].
  • Sakuradamon Incident took place at Sakurada-mon[6].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's Commons category is recorded as Sakuradamon Incident (1860)[7].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's armament is recorded as Colt 1851 Navy Revolver[8].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's armament is recorded as Japanese sword[9].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's target is recorded as Ii Naosuke[10].
  • Sakuradamon Incident occurred on March 24, 1860[11].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.67777778, 'lon': 139.75277778}[12].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's has cause is recorded as Ansei Purge[13].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '桜田門外の変'}[14].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '桜田事変'}[15].
  • Sakuradamon Incident dates from the Bakumatsu[16].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}[17].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Tetsunosuke Seki[18].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Takenosuke Sano[19].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Kurosawa Chūzaburō[20].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Ōzeki Washichirō[21].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Hasuda Ichigorō[22].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Kaigo Sakinosuke[23].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's perpetrator is recorded as Q11516487[24].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's victim is recorded as Ii Naosuke[25].
  • Sakuradamon Incident's victim is recorded as Nagata Taroube[26].

Body

When and Where

Sakuradamon Incident took place on March 24, 1860[11]. The location of it was Sakurada-mon[6]. It is in the country of Japan[4].

Context

Sakuradamon Incident's instance of is recorded as assassination[5].

Why It Matters

Sakuradamon Incident draws 751 Wikipedia views per month (assassination category, ranking #24 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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