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Showdown at the Ikedaya Inn: Samurai Secret Police

Conflicted: A History Podcast

Untangling history’s greatest controversies. Every month, we take a hard look at the historical conflicts that raise difficult questions, stoke controversy, and send our moral compasses spinning.

On June 5th, 1864, the Shogun’s secret police raced against time to foil a sweeping terrorist plot in Kyoto. The ensuing bloodbath would have far-reaching consequences for the future of Japan. 

SOURCES:
Hillsborough, Romulus. Shinsengumi: The Shogun’s Last Samurai Corps. 2005.
Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Revolution. 2014. 
Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Assassins. 2017. 
Jansen, Marius B. The Making of Modern Japan. 2000.
Ravina, Mark. The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. 2004.
Esposito, Gabriele. Japanese Armies, 1868-1877. 2020.
Charles Rivers Editors. Commodore Matthew Perry. 2020. 
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