* 1703 – In Edo ( now Tokyo ), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku ( ritual suicide ) as recompense for avenging their master's death.

* 1703 – The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.

* 1702: Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.

* January 30 ( December 14 of previous year in the Chinese calendar ) – In Japan, the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin occurs, assassinating Daimyo Kira Yoshinaka, the enemy of their former lord Asano Naganori, at his own mansion as a vengeance.

Mitford invited his readers to construe his story of the Forty-seven Ronin as historically accurate ; and while his version of the tale has long been considered a standard work, some of its precise details are now questioned.

Two of the Forty-seven Ronin: Horibe Yahei and his adopted son, Horibe Yasubei.

Here, the wife of Onodera Junai, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, prepares for her suicide ; note the legs tied together, a female feature of seppuku to ensure a " decent " posture in death

" The answer obviously is: then the Forty-seven Ronin would have lost their only chance at avenging their master.

This is why Yamamoto and others claim that the tale of the Forty-seven Ronin is a good story of revenge — but by no means a story of bushido.

The tragedy of the Forty-seven Ronin has been one of the most popular themes in Japanese art, and has lately even begun to make its way into Western art.

Many Japanese television shows, including single programs, short series, single seasons, and even year-long series such as Daichūshingura and the more recent NHK Taiga drama Genroku Ryōran, recount the events of the Forty-seven Ronin.

* Lucia St. Clair Robson's historical fiction novel The Tokaido Road is adapted from the tale of the Forty-seven Ronin.

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As a young man he was said to be an avid reader, and especially liked the stories of the Forty-seven Ronin and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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As a result of his leadership in the Forty-seven Ronin affair, Oishi went down in history as the most famous of all karō.

Asano's Forty-seven Ronin avenged his death by killing Kira and became a legend that influenced many plays and stories of the era.

Other industries are fishery and tourism thanks to a famous act of vengeance by the Forty-seven Ronin in 1703, featured in the Chushingura.

The Forty-seven Ronin took his life during the Genroku era.

* Chushingura, the fictional account of the events surrounding the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin

The Forty-seven Ronin were samurai of the Akō han.

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* Forty-seven Christians are martyred in Lyon ( Saint Blandina and Pothinus, bishop of Lyon, are among them ).

Forty-seven percent of millionaires are business owners.

Forty-seven people are killed.

Forty-seven miles ( 76 km ) of the Clackamas River, from Big Springs to Big Cliff, are federally protected as part of the NWSRS.

The graves of Asano Takumi no Kami Naganori and the Forty-seven Ronin are there.

Forty-seven of the original 52 Tucker Torpedoes still exist, and many are in excellent condition.

" The review points out that the amount of historical detail given in the film is likely to alienate audiences who are not familiar with the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.

Forty-seven Jewish men were imprisoned at Falstad at one point or another.

These former retainers became famous as the Forty-seven Ronin, and the vendetta ranks as one of the most famous vendettas in Japan.

The wife of Onodera Junai, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, prepares for her suicide.

The Asano name is perhaps most well known as a result of the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, whose lord was Asano Naganori, the head of a branch of the family enfeoffed at Ako ( Harima Province, 53, 000 koku ).

Forty-seven of the 50 were released in January 1946 ; the remaining three served additional months in prison.

Dr. and Mrs. Whitman were killed along with eleven others ; Forty-seven other mission residents were taken hostage.

Forty-seven years after the initial freeze, Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez announced on 18 March 2009 that normal relations were to be re-established, saying, " If we have been able to turn the page with regimes as profoundly different to our reality as occurred with the USSR or, more recently, with the Republic of China, how would we not do it with a country that is geographically and culturally much nearer to Costa Rica?

Forty-seven Martello towers have survived in England, a few of which have been restored and transformed into museums ( e. g., the tower at St Osyth ), visitor centres, and galleries ( such as Jaywick Martello Tower ).

Forty-seven different players from ten schools have received the award: thirty-three seniors, twenty-two juniors, six sophomores, and no freshmen.

Forty-seven of the states have structured settlement protection acts created using a model promulgated by the National Conference of Insurance Legislations (" NCOIL ").

Forty-seven different cones and craters have been identified on the island.