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was a multi-year event in Japanese history of the Edo period.〔The name "Ansei Purge" refers to the "''Ansei'' period", a Japanese era that followed the ''Kaei'' period and was followed by the ''Man'en'' period. In other words, the ''Ansei'' Purge was an event that occurred during the ''Ansei'' period, which spanned the years 1854 through 1860.〕 In 1858-1860, the Tokugawa shogunate got rid of those who did not support its foreign trade policies.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). ("Ansei no taigoku" ) in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 33.〕 ==History== The Ansei Purge was ordered by Ii Naosuke on behalf of the bakufu.〔Cullen, Louis. (2003). ''A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds'', pp. 184-188.〕 The purge was carried out in an effort to quell opposition to trade treaties with the United States, Russia, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands.〔Nussbaum, ("Ansei no Kari Jōyaku" ) at p. 33.〕 Over 100 people were victims of the crackdown.〔Najita, Tetsuo. (1980). ( ''Japan: The Intellectual Foundations of Modern Japanese Politics,'' p. 63 ).〕 Men were forced out of positions within the bakufu, or from han leadership or from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. They included * Date Munenari〔Shiba, Ryōtarō and Eileen Katō. (2001). ''Drunk as a lord: samurai stories,'' p. 227.〕 * Matsudaira Yoshinaga〔 * Mito Nariaki〔Sansom, George Bailey. (1963). ''A History of Japan, 1615-1867, p. 239.〕 * Shimazu Nariakira〔 * Yamanouchi Toyoshige〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ansei Purge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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