Title

Ii Naosuke was daimyo of Hikone and also Tairo of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan

Caption

Ii Naosuke (November 29, 1815 – March 24, 1860) was daimyo of Hikone (1850–1860) and also Tairo of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his death, assassinated in the Sakuradamon Incident on March 24, 1860. He is most famous for signing the Harris Treaty with the United States, granting access to ports for trade to American merchants and seamen and extraterritoriality to American citizens. Ii was assassinated in the Sakuradamon incident by a group of 17 Mito and 1 Satsuma samurai on March 24, 1860

Date

19th century

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A01_107

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Keywords

Ii Naosuke daimyo of Hikone Tairo Tokugawa shogunate Japan assassinated Sakuradamon Incident signing Harris Treaty United States ports trade American merchants assassinated Sakuradamon incident Mito Satsuma samurai Asia 19th century politics USA

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