Ako Roshi leader

After Lord Asano was forced to commit seppuku for assaulting Kira Yoshinaka, Oishi Kuranosuke (Ako Roshi leader) organized the 47 ronin to avenge their lord. He spent over a year planning the attack, feigning dissipation to avoid suspicion.

Oishi led 46 ronin in a coordinated night attack on Kira Yoshinaka's mansion in Edo. They killed Kira and his guards, then presented his head at Lord Asano's grave. The attack was meticulously planned and executed with minimal casualties.

The shogunate ordered the 47 ronin to commit seppuku for violating the law by taking revenge without official permission. Oishi and his men died honorably, becoming symbols of loyalty and bushido. Their graves at Sengaku-ji became a pilgrimage site.