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	The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that ~~occured~~ at one of [[Nagasaki]]'s ports, where two [[~~British Army~~\|British]] sailors disembarked and spent a summer night in the city in 1867. The next day, their bodies were ~~found and~~ no suspects were found or arrested. As a result, the British consul [[Harry Parkes]] was convinced by his right-hand man and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[William Lloyd]] to demand compensation from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] for their ~~inactivity~~. The demands required [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to retire the governor of Nagasaki and to send five hundred officers to the foreign sector.<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>		The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that occurred at one of [[Nagasaki]]'s ports, where two [[United Kingdom\|British]] sailors disembarked and spent a summer night in the city in 1867. The next day, their bodies were discovered, but no suspects were ever found or arrested for their murder. As a result, the British consul [[Harry Parkes]] was convinced by his right-hand man and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[William Lloyd]] to demand compensation from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] for their inaction. The demands required [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to retire the governor of Nagasaki and to send five hundred officers to the foreign sector.<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	~~Tokugawa~~ conceded to the demands and later resigned as the last ~~shogun~~ of Japan. However, his concession and the affair led to the fracture between the shogunate and the Imperial court. This ~~later led to~~ the ~~start~~ of the [[Boshin War]], which the shogunate~~, aided by their~~ [[France\|French]] allies, fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		Yoshinobu conceded to the demands and later resigned as the last ''[[shōgun]]'' of Japan. However, his concession and the affair led to the fracture between the shogunate and the Imperial court. This in turn caused the outbreak of the [[Boshin War]], in which the shogunate and its [[France\|French]] allies fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that occured at one of [[Nagasaki]]'s ports, where two [[British Army\|British]] sailors disembarked and spent a summer night in the city. The next day, their bodies were found and no suspects were found or arrested. As a result, the British consul [[Harry Parkes]] was convinced by his right-hand man and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[William Lloyd]] to demand compensation from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] for their inactivity. The demands required [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to retire the governor of Nagasaki and to send five hundred officers to the foreign sector.<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>		The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that occured at one of [[Nagasaki]]'s ports, where two [[British Army\|British]] sailors disembarked and spent a summer night in the city in 1867. The next day, their bodies were found and no suspects were found or arrested. As a result, the British consul [[Harry Parkes]] was convinced by his right-hand man and [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[William Lloyd]] to demand compensation from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] for their inactivity. The demands required [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to retire the governor of Nagasaki and to send five hundred officers to the foreign sector.<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

	Tokugawa conceded to the demands and later resigned as the last shogun of Japan. However, his concession and the affair led to the fracture between the shogunate and the Imperial court. This later led to the start of the [[Boshin War]], which the shogunate, aided by their [[France\|French]] allies, fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>		Tokugawa conceded to the demands and later resigned as the last shogun of Japan. However, his concession and the affair led to the fracture between the shogunate and the Imperial court. This later led to the start of the [[Boshin War]], which the shogunate, aided by their [[France\|French]] allies, fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

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The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that occured at one of [[Nagasaki]]'s ports, where two [[British Army|British]] sailors disembarked and spent a summer night in the city. The next day, their bodies were found and no suspects were found or arrested. As a result, the British consul [[Harry Parkes]] was convinced by his right-hand man and [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[William Lloyd]] to demand compensation from the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] for their inactivity. The demands required [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] to retire the governor of Nagasaki and to send five hundred officers to the foreign sector.<ref name="CH2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

Tokugawa conceded to the demands and later resigned as the last shogun of Japan. However, his concession and the affair led to the fracture between the shogunate and the Imperial court. This later led to the start of the [[Boshin War]], which the shogunate, aided by their [[France|French]] allies, fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]'' – Chapter 4</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu]]''

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