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| Native name | 桜田門外の変 |
|---|---|
| Date | March 24, 1860 |
| Location | Sakurada Gate, Edo Castle, present-day Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°40′40″N 139°45′10″E / 35.67778°N 139.75278°E |
| Type | Assassination |
| Motive | Opposition to the signing of the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce |
| Target | Ii Naosuke |
| Participants | Rōnin samurai |
| Casualties | |
| Ii Naosuke | |
The Sakuradamon Incident (桜田門外の変, Sakuradamon-gai no Hen, or 桜田門の変 Sakuradamon no Hen) was the assassination of Ii Naosuke, Chief Minister (Tairō) of the Tokugawa shogunate, on March 24, 1860 by rōnin samurai of the Mito Domain and Satsuma Domain, outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle.