Murder in Edo Castle
In 1747, a Shocking Incident Occurred in Edo Castle. A Crazed Hatamoto Killed Lord Hosokawa, ...& Lord Date of Sendai Saved the Hosokawa from Extinction.
On August 15, 1747, a shocking incident occurred in Edo Castle. Lord Hosokawa Munetaka of Kumamoto was killed by one of the Shogun’s Hatamoto, elite samurai retainers. The Date clan then saved the Hosokawa from extinction.