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* ''Birth: ?''
 
* ''Birth: ?''
 
* ''Death: [[1863]]/9/18 (10/30/1863)''
 
* ''Death: [[1863]]/9/18 (10/30/1863)''
* ''Ranks: Mibu Roshigumi Commander''
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* ''Ranks: Mibu Rôshigumi Commander''
 
* ''Other names: Serizawa Mitsumoto, Shimomura Tsuguji''
 
* ''Other names: Serizawa Mitsumoto, Shimomura Tsuguji''
 
* Japanese: 芹沢 鴨 ''(Serizawa Kamo)''
 
* Japanese: 芹沢 鴨 ''(Serizawa Kamo)''
  
 
==Mito==
 
==Mito==
Serizawa family was [[Goshi|Gôshi]] of Seizawa village in [[Hitachi province]].
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The Serizawa family were [[Goshi|Gôshi]] of Seizawa village in [[Hitachi province]].
Serizawa Mistumoto was adopted to Shimomura family and his name changed to Shimomura Tsuguji.
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Serizawa Mistumoto was adopted into the Shimomura family and his name was changed to Shimomura Tsuguji.
Tsuguji was jailed for involvement of the "Tamatsukurigumi" which was [[Sonno|Sonnô]][[Joi|Jôi]] group in [[Mito han]].
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Tsuguji was jailed for involvement in the "Tamatsukurigumi" which was a [[Sonno|Sonnô]][[Joi|Jôi]] group in [[Mito han]], however he was released in [[1862]] and then he changed name to "Serizawa Kamo".
But he was released in [[1862]] and then he changed name to "Serizawa Kamo".
 
  
 
==Mibu Rôshigumi==
 
==Mibu Rôshigumi==
 
He joined the [[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]] in [[Edo]] in [[1864]] and moved to [[Kyoto]].
 
He joined the [[Roshigumi|Rôshigumi]] in [[Edo]] in [[1864]] and moved to [[Kyoto]].
He and [[Kondô Isami|Kondô Isami]] protested [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] and decided to stay in Kyoto.
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He and [[Kondo Isami|Kondô Isami]] protested against [[Kiyokawa Hachiro|Kiyokawa Hachirô]] and decided to stay in Kyoto.
The 24 [[Ronin]] who stayed in Kyoto called themselves as [[Mibu Roshigumi|Mibu Rôshigumi]] and they were employed by [[Aizu han]].
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The 24 [[Ronin]] who stayed in Kyoto called themselves the [[Mibu Roshigumi|Mibu Rôshigumi]] and they were employed by [[Aizu han]].
However, Serizawa's violent acts became big problem in Kyoto, Aizu han secretly ordered Kondo to assassinate Serizawa.
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However, Serizawa's violent acts became a big problem in Kyoto, so Aizu han secretly ordered Kondo to assassinate Serizawa.
In [[1863]], [[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata Toshizô]], [[Okita Soji|Okiya Sôji]], [[Harada Sanosuke]], [[Yamanami Keisuke]] stormed into [[Yagi Gennojo|Yagi Gennojô's]] house and killed Serizawa and [[Hirayama Goro|Hirayama Gorô]]. Their graves are in [[Mibu temple]] Kyoto.
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In [[1863]], [[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata Toshizô]], [[Okita Soji|Okiya Sôji]], [[Harada Sanosuke]], and [[Yamanami Keisuke]] stormed into [[Yagi Gennojo|Yagi Gennojô's]] house and killed Serizawa and [[Hirayama Goro|Hirayama Gorô]]. Their graves are in [[Mibu temple]] Kyoto.
  
 
==Serizawa Kamo in Fiction==
 
==Serizawa Kamo in Fiction==
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* ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003
 
* ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003
 
*''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
 
*''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
 
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[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Shinsengumi]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]]
 
[[Category:Samurai]][[Category:Shinsengumi]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]]

Revision as of 13:42, 5 January 2007

  • Birth: ?
  • Death: 1863/9/18 (10/30/1863)
  • Ranks: Mibu Rôshigumi Commander
  • Other names: Serizawa Mitsumoto, Shimomura Tsuguji
  • Japanese: 芹沢 鴨 (Serizawa Kamo)

Mito

The Serizawa family were Gôshi of Seizawa village in Hitachi province. Serizawa Mistumoto was adopted into the Shimomura family and his name was changed to Shimomura Tsuguji. Tsuguji was jailed for involvement in the "Tamatsukurigumi" which was a SonnôJôi group in Mito han, however he was released in 1862 and then he changed name to "Serizawa Kamo".

Mibu Rôshigumi

He joined the Rôshigumi in Edo in 1864 and moved to Kyoto. He and Kondô Isami protested against Kiyokawa Hachirô and decided to stay in Kyoto. The 24 Ronin who stayed in Kyoto called themselves the Mibu Rôshigumi and they were employed by Aizu han. However, Serizawa's violent acts became a big problem in Kyoto, so Aizu han secretly ordered Kondo to assassinate Serizawa. In 1863, Hijikata Toshizô, Okiya Sôji, Harada Sanosuke, and Yamanami Keisuke stormed into Yagi Gennojô's house and killed Serizawa and Hirayama Gorô. Their graves are in Mibu temple Kyoto.

Serizawa Kamo in Fiction

Books

  • Serizawa Kamo no Ansatsu (芹沢鴨の暗殺) Shiba Ryotaro
  • Shinsengumi Kyokucho Shuso Serizawa Kamo (新撰組局長首座 芹沢鴨) Mine Ryuichiro
  • Serizawa Kamo Shide no Tsuba (芹沢鴨・死出の鐔) Tanba Hajime
  • Serizawa Kamo no Shogai (芹沢鴨の生涯) Shiroi Yuji

References

  • Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003
  • Shinsengumi Taishi Den (新選組隊士伝) Gakken