Ii Naosuke was a daimyō of Hikone (1850-1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his assassination in the Sakuradamon Incident on March 24, 1860.
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Portrait of Ii Naosuke, painted by his third son Ii Naoyasu. Echigo Province Yoita Domain 10th lord) Gotokuji (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo). Setagaya-ku designated tangible cultural property (historical material)
Edo Castle's Sakurada Gate (Sakurada-mon) - photographed by Felice Beato, 1863-1870
Edo Castle's Sakurada Gate (Sakurada-mon) - the location chosen by Ii Naosuke's assassins for their attack in Ansei 7 (March 1860)
Statue of Ii Naosuke at the grounds of Hikone Castle
Gōtoku-ji, burial placeIn their orbit 9
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Ii Naosuke was a daimyō of Hikone (1850-1860) and also Tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan, a position he held from April 23, 1858, until his assassination 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. He was also an enthusiastic and accomplished practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony, in the Sekishūryū style, and his writings include at least two works on the tea ceremony.
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