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* ''Born:1834''
* ''Died: 1868''
Kondou Isami was born with the name Miyagawa Katsugoro, in the village of Kami-Ishihara, where he came from a farming family. When he was 14 Kondou Isami trained in the Tennen Rishin-ryu sword style at the Sheikan (this ryu was studied by many members of the Shinsegumi). In 1861 Kondou Isami became the fourth master of Tennen Rishin-ryu.
After the Battle of Toba-Fushimi in January 1868, he returned to Edo, fighting with the force dispatched by the Imperial Court but lost the battle. After surrendering, he was beheaded on May 17 1868.
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