Sonnō jōi
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Sonnō jōi was a yojijukugo phrase used as the rallying cry and slogan of a political movement in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Bakumatsu period. Based on Neo-Confucianism and Japanese nativ
Part of a woodblock print by Utagawa Kuniteru III depicting samurai under a sonnō jōi banner during the 1864 Mito Rebellion
Kinmon incident
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The Kinmon incident, also known as the Hamaguri Gate Rebellion, was a rebellion against the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan that took place on 20 August, 1864, near the Imperial Palace in Kyoto.
An 1893 woodblock print by Yūzan Mori, depicting the Hamaguri rebellion.