Ghost of Namamugi
Japan, historyGreat britain, foreign relations, japanJapan, foreign relations, great britainGreat britain, foreign relations, 19th centuryHistoryForeign relationsDiplomatic relationsNamamugi Incident (Japan : 1862) fast (OCoLC)fst01353863
In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia.
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