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Akō Incident

1703 CE · Japan, Asia · War

Akō Incident
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The revenge of the forty-seven rōnin , also known as the Akō incident or Akō vendetta, was a historical event in Japan in which a band of rōnin avenged the death of their former master on 31 January 1703. The incident has since become legendary.

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