A widely unknown incident and unrecognized incident that has played important, perhaps decisive, role In world history, it was the rescue of Charevic Nikolau, (later Tsar Nicholas II of Russia) by the prince George of Greece in Japan.

This is a remarkable historical event known as the ‘Ozuon’ event ‘ (Ōtsu incident), in which the Greek prince starred in the rescue of Charevic.

The incident occurred On May 11, 1891 in the town of Ocu, Japan. The successor of the Russian throne was taking a great tour of the East, while the son of King George I of Greece and Nicholas’ cousin accompanied him to the journey.

During a carriage ride in the city, Japanese police officer Counta Sanzo suddenly attacked Charevic with a sword (Catanas or Police Swords, according to other sources), hitting him in the head. The perpetrator allegedly had been influenced by anti -Russian feelings or, according to another source, was enraged by Nicholas’ attempt to enter a forbidden foreigner.

Prince George, reacting instantlyused his stick to repel a second blow to the perpetrator. Thanks to his rapid and effective intervention, he prevented Sanzo from killing Nikolaos.

Prince Georgiou’s heroic act was decisive, as Tsarevic Nikolaos was injured, but survived thanks to his cousin’s reaction.

As a sign of gratitude for the rescue of the successor, Russia’s tsar awarded Prince George the rank of admiral of the Russian fleet.

The incident sparked a fierce diplomatic crisis between Russia and Japan. The Japanese government officially apologized and showed great remorse in order to avoid the rupture of diplomatic relationships.

Without the intervention of the Greek prince, Carevic would have been murdered, with the story changing dramatically, as Nikolaos He was a protagonist in major historical events such as the First World War and the outbreak of the Soviet Revolution.