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The '''Icarus affair''' was an incident in [[Japan]] that | 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> | ||
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> | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 7 June 2026
The Icarus affair was an incident in Japan that occurred at one of Nagasaki's ports, where two 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 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.[1]
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 French allies fought against the Imperial forces, aided by their British allies.[2]
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- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu – Chapter 2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu – Chapter 4
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