History: The Story Of The 47 Ronin

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Who are the 47 Ronin?


The 47 Ronin is also described as the Akō incident. It was an 18th century historical event, a popular nonfictional story about a samurai group that was made leaderless in Japan and the quest for to avenge of the death of their rabbi.


The death of Asano Naganori"


In 1701, Lord Asano Naganori was a young daimyō (feudal lord) of the samurai elites. He was assaulted by a court official named Kira Yoshinaka whose title was kōzuke no suke, a lord in Edo castle. In reaction to the assault, Lord Asano Naganori drew his sword against kira Yoshinaka which act was forbidden. For this, Lord Asano was sentenced to death, and so he made a ritual known as seppuku (suicide). The samurai was made "Ronin"


The retainers or samurai of Lord Asano were 47 in number. The death of their master Asano, made them a group of sheep without shepherd. The death of their master propelled them to consider a payback since they thought it was the proper action to take. Even though revenge was prohibited in this case, they took a secret oath to behead Lord Kira. After staying away from the Edo castle for one year and half, the faithful Rōnin gathered in Edo castle as workmen and merchants and had access to Kira's abode.


They stayed in Kirai’s abode for two year which made Kira consider them harmless. But on December 14, 1702, they attacked Lord Kira in his mansion and beheaded him. They then took his head and placed it on the tomb of their master, Asano. After that, the Rōnin were forced to commit seppuku (ceremonial suicide) by the Shōgunate officials. The Ronin were buried together in the same temple. However, one among the 47 Ronin was pardon by a Shōgun official, named Ashiguru Terasaka. He was exempted for running and reporting the death of Lord Kira and did live until 87 years of age before he died in 1747. It is said that the weapons and clothes they wore to carry out the attack are still intact in the temple were they are buried as well. The place was made a holy place, a place where people visit for a vacation till this day.


By D.K. Pencil

For: ACER Editorial

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