Kanbun Incident

…The Sendai clan's family dispute, made famous by the kabuki play Meiboku Sendaihagi and Yamamoto Shugoro's novel The Fir Tree Remains, was also called the Kanbun Incident. In 1660 (Manji 3), the clan's lord, Date Tsunamune, was ordered to retire after being accused of misconduct during the construction of the Koishikawa Canal in Edo, and the two-year-old Kamechiyo (Tsunamura) took over the title. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Kanbun Incident is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…歌舞伎狂言《伽羅先代萩（めいぼくせんだいはぎ）》や山本周五郎の小説《樅（もみ）ノ木は残った》等で有名な仙台藩の御家騒動。寛文事件ともいう。1660年(万治3)江戸の小石川堀普請に際する不行跡のとがめにより藩主伊達綱宗は隠居を命じられ，2歳の亀千代(綱村)が襲封した。…

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