Ni-niroku Jiken
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Ni-niroku Jiken was a 1936 attempted coup d'état in Japan led by young Imperial Japanese Army officers, which marked a critical turning point in the rise of militarism before World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ni-niroku Jiken canonical | 2 |
| 2·26 Jiken | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attempted coup d'état
ⓘ
military rebellion ⓘ political incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2-26 Incident
ⓘ
Ni-niroku Jiken ⓘ
surface form:
2·26 Jiken
February 26 Incident ⓘ |
| casualties | multiple assassinations of government leaders ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1936-02-26 ⓘ |
| emperorAction | Emperor Hirohito ordered the rebellion suppressed ⓘ |
| emperorRole |
Emperor Hirohito
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Hirohito condemned the uprising
|
| endDate | 1936-02-29 ⓘ |
| goal |
establish a military government loyal to the Emperor
ⓘ
purge government and military leadership ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
prelude to World War II in Asia
ⓘ
rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa era
|
| impact |
accelerated erosion of parliamentary democracy in Japan
ⓘ
marked a critical turning point in the rise of militarism in Japan ⓘ weakened civilian political parties ⓘ |
| JapaneseName |
February 26 Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
二・二六事件
|
| ledBy | young Imperial Japanese Army officers ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
court-martial of rebel officers
ⓘ
execution of several leaders ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | date 2-26 (February 26) ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | approximately 1,400 soldiers ⓘ |
| opposedFaction |
Kōdōha faction
ⓘ
surface form:
Tōseiha faction
|
| organizedBy | radical junior officers of the Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Shōwa period
ⓘ
political history of Japan ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Imperial Japanese Army radical officers ⓘ |
| perpetratorFaction | Kōdōha faction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Japanese militarism ⓘ May 15 Incident ⓘ |
| result |
coup attempt failed
ⓘ
rise of Tōseiha influence ⓘ strengthening of military control over Japanese politics ⓘ suppression of Kōdōha faction ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936-02-26 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | political and economic discontent in early Shōwa period ⓘ |
| victim |
Admiral Kantarō Suzuki (wounded)
ⓘ
Finance Minister Korekiyo Takahashi ⓘ Inspector-General of Military Education (Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
General Jōtarō Watanabe (Army Inspector General of Military Education)
Prime Minister Keisuke Okada ⓘ
surface form:
Home Minister Keisuke Okada (target, survived; his brother-in-law killed)
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Makino Nobuaki (target, survived)
Takashi Hara cabinet members and senior officials ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2·26 Jiken