Justin Hebert 
Bakumatsu, Part 1: The Ansei Purge
After the national humiliation and subsequent economic turmoil caused by opening Japan to more foreign trade, the Bakufu desperately tried to regain a position of national authority. This culminated in the Ansei Purge initiated by the chief elder Ii Naosuke. However, t
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/05/27/bakumatsu-part-1-the-ansei-purge/
#LaterEdo #Season12 #Bakumatsu #barbarians #Edo #History #IiNaosuke #Japan #KobuGattai #Sakoku #SonnoJoi #Tokugawa
After the national humiliation and subsequent economic turmoil caused by opening Japan to more foreign trade, the Bakufu desperately tried to regain a position of national authority. This culminated in the Ansei Purge initiated by the chief elder Ii Naosuke. However, t
https://ahistoryofjapan.com/2024/05/27/bakumatsu-part-1-the-ansei-purge/
#LaterEdo #Season12 #Bakumatsu #barbarians #Edo #History #IiNaosuke #Japan #KobuGattai #Sakoku #SonnoJoi #Tokugawa
Bakumatsu, Part 1: The Ansei Purge - A History of Japan
After the national humiliation and subsequent economic turmoil caused by opening Japan to more foreign trade, the Bakufu desperately tried to regain a position of national authority. This culminated in the Ansei Purge initiated by the chief elder Ii Naosuke. However, the shogunate's tough actions would bring significant unexpected consequences.