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  1. Sep 15, 2024 · The story of the 47 rōnin, also known as the Akō Incident, is one of Japan's most famous historical tales. It took place in the early 18th century during the Edo period. In 1701, Lord Asano Naganori of Akō was assigned to entertain and instruct envoys from the imperial court at the shogun's castle in Edo (modern day Tokyo).

  2. Sep 15, 2024 · The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the Forty-seven Ronin. The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Sonny Chiba, including Shogun's Samurai. The film received one nomination for 'Award of the Japanese Academy' for best ...

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  3. Sep 9, 2024 · The story of the Chushingura, which tells the tale of the famous revenge of the 47 Ako ronin (wandering samurai), is popular both domestically and overseas. The Ako domain’s castle, Ako Castle, where these events took place, was built over 13 years starting in 1661, but was eventually abandoned during the Meiji era.

  4. Sep 5, 2024 · All excellent films. Make sure to check out Samurai Reincarnation and Fall of Ako Castle if you haven't already.

  5. 6 days ago · The Kristallnacht (Reichkristallnacht, 'Night of Broken Glass', or November Pogrom) was an attack on Jews and Jewish property across Germany and Austria on 9-10 November 1938. Orchestrated as part of a systematic and escalating persecution of Jews by the Nazis, the state-organised pogrom was the beginning of a sharp slide into depravity that ...

  6. 1 day ago · By 1564 at least four of the five sultans (Berar is questionable) had begun their march on Vijayanagar, which resulted early in 1565 in the disastrous defeat of the Vijayanagar forces in the Battle of Talikota and in the subsequent sack and destruction of much of the city of Vijayanagar.

  7. 2 days ago · The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a French military order of the Catholic faith, and one of the wealthiest and most popular military orders in Western Christianity.