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He joined the [[shinsengumi]] in [[1863]] and participated in the [[Ikedaya Affair]] of [[1864]]. | He joined the [[shinsengumi]] in [[1863]] and participated in the [[Ikedaya Affair]] of [[1864]]. | ||
His nickname was "Rikisan"(means Sumo wrestler) because he was so big. | His nickname was "Rikisan"(means Sumo wrestler) because he was so big. | ||
| − | + | When [[Kondo Isami]] was shot on Fushimi street, Shimada quicky hit the horse that Kondo was on and saved Kondo's life. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 29 December 2006
- Birth: 1828/1/5 (1828/2/19)
- Death: 1900/3/20
- Rank: Shinsengumi corporal (Gochô), Investigator(Kansatsugata)
- Japanese: 島田 魁 (Shimada Kai)
Mino
Shimada Kai was from Ôgaki han in Mino province, and was the son of Kondô Iemon. In 1857 he went to Edo, where he became a student of Shingyoto Ryu(He met Nagakura Shinpachi in the dojo). At this time the Shimada clan of Ôgaki han requested he succeed to head of the clan.
Shinsengumi
He joined the shinsengumi in 1863 and participated in the Ikedaya Affair of 1864. His nickname was "Rikisan"(means Sumo wrestler) because he was so big. When Kondo Isami was shot on Fushimi street, Shimada quicky hit the horse that Kondo was on and saved Kondo's life.
References
- Hillsborough, Romulus. Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps, Tuttle Publishing, 2005
- 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
