Sengaku-ji. His retainers became ronin when the Shogunate confiscated his fief. Under the leadership of Ōishi Kuranosuke, however, they avenged the death of their lord by killing Kira at his mansion in Edo on December 15, 1702. These former retainers became famous as the forty-seven rōnin, and their vendetta ranks as one of the most renowned in Japan. Further reading External links " Asano Naganori" at the SamuraiWiki 1667 births 1701 deaths Asano clan Daimyo Suicides by seppuku Forced suicides Bushido Deified Japanese people People from Tokyo Kabuki characters