Akamagaseki Battery - Akamagaseki Battery

Akamagaseki was an important port of call for Korean envoys who came to Japan to celebrate the inauguration of the Shogun of the Edo Shogunate, and was also the place of lodging for Dutch envoys when visiting Edo. In 1663, the Choshu clan fired on foreign ships from the Akamagaseki Battery, carrying out an expulsion of foreigners, but the following year they were attacked by fleets from four countries: Britain, France, America, and the Netherlands, and a peace treaty was concluded (the Magan War). In 1889, the city was established, and in 1902 it was renamed Shimonoseki City.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Akamagaseki Battery is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…赤間関は江戸幕府の将軍就任などを賀して来朝する朝鮮通信使の重要な寄港地であり，オランダ使節の江戸参府に際しても宿泊地となっていた。63年，長州藩は赤間関砲台から外国船を砲撃し，攘夷を決行したが，翌年英･仏･米･蘭4国艦隊の攻撃を受け，講和を結んだ(馬関戦争)。89年市制施行，1902年下関市と改称。…

※「赤間関砲台」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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