Statue of Ōishi Yoshio at Sengakuji in Tokyo

Ōishi Yoshio (大石良雄 1659 - March 20, 1703) was the karō of the Akō han in Harima Province (now Hyogo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Ronin in their 1702 vendetta and thus the hero of the Chushingura. He is often referred to by his title, Ōishi Kuranosuke (大石内蔵助). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (683x1242, 227 KB) 泉岳寺の大石内蔵助の銅像 提供者自身による撮影。2005年の年始の写真。像全体の様子は、http://commons. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (683x1242, 227 KB) 泉岳寺の大石内蔵助の銅像 提供者自身による撮影。2005年の年始の写真。像全体の様子は、http://commons. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Karo is also a town in Chad. ... Akō (赤穂市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... The Han ) were the fiefs of feudal clans of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their abolition in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration. ... Harima (播磨国; -no kuni) or Banshu (æ’­å·ž banshÅ«) was a province of Japan in the part of Honshu that is the southwestern part of present-day Hyogo Prefecture. ... Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県 Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji. ...

He served Asano Naganori as the head karō (hittōgarō 筆頭家老). Having attained this office at a rather young age, he is said to have had the implicit trust of his lord. Furthermore, it is important to bear in mind that the head of Ōishi's family, several generations prior, had taken a daughter of the Asano in marriage, so the connection between the Ōishi and Asano was also a familial one. When Asano committed seppuku as punishment for his failed attempt to kill Kira Yoshinaka in Edo castle and the Tokugawa shogunate abolished the house of Asano in Akō, Ōishi was in Akō and managed all its administrative issues. He persuaded other samurai to vacate the castle to the agents of the Shogunate. Monument at the location of the Corridor of the Pines at the Imperial Palace (formerly Edo Castle) in Tokyo Asano Naganori (浅野長矩 September 28, 1667 – April 21, 1701) was the daimyo of the Ako han in Japan (1675 - 1701). ... Seppuku with ritual attire and second (staged) General Akashi Gidayu preparing to commit Seppuku after losing a battle for his master in 1582. ... This monument marks the former location of the Great Corridor of Pines at Edo Castle, where Asano Naganori attempted to kill Kira Yoshinaka. ... Edo Castle (江戸城 -jō) was built in 1457 by ÅŒta Dōkan in what is now the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, but was then known as Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. ... The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (徳川幕府) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ...

He attempted to get the permission to re-establish the house of Asano but failed. In January 1703 (by the old Japanese calendar, December 14) he, with 46 other Akō ronin, attacked Kira at his residence in the Honjo neighborhood of Edo. Kira was killed and decapitated. After Ōishi dispatched Terasaka Kichiemon to inform Asano's widow of the deed, he and the remaining 45 ronin went to Sengaku-ji in Shinagawa where Naganori was buried and there they were arrested. Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... Graves of 47 Ronin at Sengakuji A ronin (Japanese: 浪人 rōnin: literally, wave man - one who is tossed about, like a wave in the sea) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period of Japan that lasted from 1185 to 1868. ... Edo (Japanese: 江戸, literally: bay-door, estuary, pronounced //), once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of the Japanese capital Tokyo. ... Categories: Stub ... Shinagawa (品川区 -ku) is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. ...

He and the other ronin were sentenced to commit seppuku. Since it was an honorable sentence rather than merely decapitation, everyone accepted this sentence as a honor.