The Chushingura incident

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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What becomes known as 'The Chushingura Incident' takes place in Japan, when Kira Yoshinaka is murdered by supporters of the dead Lord of Ako.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Chushingura incident". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17024, accessed 25 April 2024.]

17024 The Chushingura incident 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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