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.

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Ni-niroku Jiken canonical 2
2·26 Jiken 1

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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

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February 26 Incident alsoKnownAs Ni-niroku Jiken
Ni-niroku Jiken alsoKnownAs Ni-niroku Jiken
this entity surface form: 2·26 Jiken
2-26 Incident alsoKnownAs Ni-niroku Jiken