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Ikedaya Jiken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Ikedaya Jiken (池田屋事件), also known as the Ikedaya Affair or Ikedaya Incident, was a famous armed encounter between the Ishin Shishi, the anti-shogunate forces from Choshu-han (now Yamaguchi) and the Shinsengumi, the bakufu's special police force on July 8, 1864 at the Ikedaya ryokan in Kyoto, Japan. |
 | | The Ishin Shishi were using the Ikedaya as a staging point for their forces, with a plan to set fire in Kyoto and capture Matsudaira Katamori, the daimyo of the Aizu clan whose duties included policing Kyoto at the time. |
 | | As for the Ikedaya itself, it was destroyed in the battle. |
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