Sources
Ishin shiryō kōyō, vol. 1
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While the Shogun Still Breathed ―― On the Fifth Day of the Seventh Month of Ansei 5 (1858), Ii Naosuke’s Disposition of Owari, Mito, and Echizen
Ii Naosuke entered the castle at his usual hour, and his departure that day extended to nine-half at night, 1 a.m. The reason was that the beriberi of the shogun Tokugawa Iesada had worsened. "The… -
Eight Hours at the West Magistrate’s Office in Nagasaki ―― The Fourth Year of Kaei, Twelfth Month: The First Negotiations Between Kawaji Toshiakira and the Russian Envoys
In Nagasaki it rained heavily all day from morning. At nine in the morning, the Russian envoys appeared at the West Magistrate's Office. The two men did not leave their seats until four in the… -
We will not borrow a fire ship ―― Kawaji Toshiakira’s visit to the Russian ship and delivery of the reply letter, in the twelfth month of Kaei 6 (1853)
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Stalling for Five Years, for Ten Years ―― In the Sixth Month of Kaei 6, Tokugawa Nariaki Was Told the Shogunate’s True Intentions at the Komagome Residence
Tokugawa Nariaki was watching Hachirōmaro, dressed in armor, ride a horse at Sugi Baba. It was around the seventh half-hour, roughly five in the afternoon. Word reached him even at the riding ground. -
Shallow abuse ―― Ninagawa Arata defends Oguri’s argument for borrowing French troops
It was the year when Ikeda Chikugo no kami, the envoy the shogunate had dispatched to France, was staying there. In this year, a certain proposal was brought to the shogunate from the side of the… -
The Chancellor of the Spring Breeze ―― Abe Masahiro and the Forecast of the Eleventh Month of Kaei 5
The second day of the eleventh month of Kaei 5 (1852). At the Satsuma domain residence in Edo, Shimazu Nariakira took up his brush. The letter was addressed to his younger brother Hisamitsu, who was… -
The Wound Called Ryūkyū ―― How Did Shimazu Nariakira Inherit Satsuma?
Two reports from Satsuma reached Shimazu Nariakira in Edo. One was addressed from Shimazu Shōsō to Shimazu Iwami. Its content was that Ryūkyū was peaceful and there was nothing to worry about. The… -
Shimazu Nariakira’s Patience ―― The Takasaki Collapse and the Blood-Stained Undergarment
The eighteenth day of the twelfth month of Kaei 1 (1848). Zusho Shōzaemon, who had for many years held sole control over the finances of the Satsuma domain, coughed up blood and died. -
Yuuki Toraju’s Sixteen Years ―― The Mito Factional Strife and the Downfall of Tokugawa Nariaki
Fujita Tōko was living in quiet retirement at Takekuma in Mito. -
Disordered Brushstrokes of a Sleepless Night ―― A Letter from Tokugawa Nariaki to Ōoku Senior Lady-in-Waiting Anekōji
The first day of the eighth month of Kōka 3 (1846). Even as the night grew late, the lamp did not go out. The addressee was Anekōji, a senior lady-in-waiting of the Ōoku. A phrase was appended at the… -
The Revival of Tokugawa Nariaki ―― From a Telescope to a Boat at Kōrakuen
The seventh month of Kōka 2 (1845). The purpose was to borrow a telescope owned by Abe. -
Three Months in Nagasaki ―― The Russian Envoy Putyatin and the Shogunate’s Delaying Tactics
The inspector Ōi Saburōsuke went out to sea. His destination was the Russian ship moored inside the harbor. There was only one thing he had to convey. It was the death of the shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi.
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