47 members of what group were ordered to kill themselves after seeking revenge for their master?

A legendary true vendetta, known as "the revenge of the forty-seven rōnin," involved 46 leaderless samurai who avenged their master's death. Their leader, the daimyo Asano Naganori, had assaulted a court official and was ordered to perform seppuku – a ritual suicide. The ronin planned for a year to kill that same court official to honor their master, after which they too were ordered to perform seppuku. The story is representative of many Japanese values, including loyalty, sacrifice, and honor.

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