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資料解説
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2021文化財ウィーク電子展示資料解説p.6(17)「上野の戦火により、寛永寺の本坊や根本中堂(こんぽんちゅうどう)など、江戸の庶民に親しまれていた伽藍の多くが焼失しただけでなく、門前・下谷・谷中など周辺の町民も多数焼きだされ、風景は一変しました(図面薄桃色が焼失範囲、▲印が彰義隊士の討死していた箇所を示します)。戦いはわずか1日で決着しましたが、大総督府側の死傷者が120名、彰義隊側の死者・負傷者がそれぞれ300名余りと両陣営ともに多大な犠牲を余儀なくされました。(Map of Areas Destroyed by Fire around Kan'ei-ji Temple) The Battle of Ueno caused fires that not only destroyed many of the buildings in Kan'ei-ji Temple, which had been much loved by the Edo townsfolk, but also burnt down numerous dwellings in surrounding districts such as Shitaya and Yanaka.The areas painted in pink on the map represent burnt areas,while triangle marks represent the points where soldiers of the Shōgitai were killed. Although the battle was over in a single day, both the new government army and the Shōgitai suffered numerous deaths and casualties.」
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