Kinmon incident

The Kinmon incident (禁門の変 Kinmon no Hen, "Forbidden Gate Incident" or "Imperial Palace Gate Incident"), and is also known as, the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion (蛤御門の変 Hamaguri Gomon no Hen "Hamaguri Imperial Gate Incident") was a rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate that took place on August 20, 1864, at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. The rebellion reflected the widespread discontent felt among both pro-imperial and anti-foreigner groups, who rebelled under the sonnō jōi slogan. The Sonnō Jōi, had been promulgated by the Emperor Kōmei as an "Order to expel barbarians." Thus, in March 1863, the rebels sought to take control of the Emperor, in order to restore the Imperial household to its position of political supremacy.

Kinmon incident

The Kinmon incident (禁門の変 Kinmon no Hen, "Forbidden Gate Incident" or "Imperial Palace Gate Incident"), and is also known as, the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion (蛤御門の変 Hamaguri Gomon no Hen "Hamaguri Imperial Gate Incident") was a rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate that took place on August 20, 1864, at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. The rebellion reflected the widespread discontent felt among both pro-imperial and anti-foreigner groups, who rebelled under the sonnō jōi slogan. The Sonnō Jōi, had been promulgated by the Emperor Kōmei as an "Order to expel barbarians." Thus, in March 1863, the rebels sought to take control of the Emperor, in order to restore the Imperial household to its position of political supremacy.