ansei

Updated: May 22, 2025

Many other notable men were subjected to various penalties, and this "Great Judgment of Ansei" the name of the era caused a profound sensation throughout the empire. The nation mourned for many sincere patriots who had been sentenced on the flimsiest evidence, and the whole incident tended to accentuate the unpopularity of foreign intercourse.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era