Sakuradamon incident (1932)

For the murder of Ii Naosuke, see Sakuradamon Incident (1860).
Sakuradamon incident
Part of the Korean independence movement
Police gather around the spot where the grenade used in the attack landed (January 8, 1932)
Location
Sakurada Gate, Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Empire of Japan

35°40′40″N 139°45′11″E / 35.67787°N 139.75311°E / 35.67787; 139.75311
Planned byKorean Patriotic Organization
Commanded byKim Ku
TargetEmperor Hirohito
DateJanuary 8, 1932
Executed byLee Bong-chang
OutcomeEmperor is unharmed, Lee arrested and executed
Sakuradamon incident (1932) is located in Special wards of Tokyo
Sakuradamon incident (1932)
Sakuradamon incident
Korean name
Hangul이봉창의사 의거 or
도쿄의거[1] or
사쿠라다문의거[2]
Hanja李奉昌義士 義擧 or
東京義擧 or
櫻田門義擧
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationI bong-chang uisa uigeo or
Dokyo uigeo or
Sakuradamun uigeo
McCune–ReischauerYi bong-ch'ang ŭisa ŭigŏ or
Tokyo ŭigŏ or
Sakuradamun ŭigŏ
Japanese name
Kanji桜田門事件
Hiraganaさくらだもんじけん
Transcriptions
RomanizationSakuradamon jiken

The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.

The attack was carried out by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang, a member of the Korean Patriotic Organization. Lee threw a grenade at the Japanese Emperor, but the grenade failed to kill him. Lee was promptly arrested, tried, sentenced, and executed on October 10, 1932. He is now remembered as a martyr in South Korea, where the attack is sometimes referred to as the Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong-chang (Korean: 이봉창의사 의거).[3][4][5]

In the aftermath of the attack, Japanese authorities stepped up their search for Kim Ku and other members of the Korean Provisional Government, which had funded the operation.

  1. ^ "Republic of Korea Certificate of Indebtedness (대한민국 공채표, 500불)" (in Korean). E Museum, National Museum of Korea. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ 사쿠라다문의거 (櫻田門義擧) (in Korean). Yahoo! Korea.
  3. ^ Han See-jun. "Reports about the Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong Chang in the Chinese Papers" (in Korean). The Association for Korean Modern and Contemporary History (한국근현대사학회): 152–170, 246–247. uci: G300-j12278203.v36n0p152. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Kim Ju-yeong (김주영) (2008-01-08). 이봉창 의사 의거 76주년 기념식 (in Korean). Tongilnews.
  5. ^ 이봉창의사 의거, 러 배일사상 고취 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh / Yonhap. 2001-04-11.