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* ''Born: [[1830]]''
* ''Died: [[1863]]''
* ''Titles: Exective of Roshigumi''
* ''Childhood Name: Motoji''
* Japanese: 清河八郎 ''(Kiyokawa hachiro)''

==The life of Kiyokawa Hachiro==
He was born in Kiyokawa village in [[Shonai han]] as a son of [[Goshi]].
He studied under Tojo Ichido and Azumi Ryosai in Edo and he also received [[Menkyo]] of [[Hokushin Itto Ryu]] at [[Genbukan]].
[[1855]] he opened Kiyokawa school. It was the only school that teaches both study and Kenjutsu in Edo.
From March to September 1855, he traveled many places in [[Honshu]] and wrote a book
"Saiyu so".
After the [[Incident at Sakuradamon]], the Kiyokawa school became a salon for [[Sonjo Roshi]], they formed "[[Torao party]]" and assassinated [[Henry Heusken]].

[[1862]], Kiyokawa submitted "Three emergency measures" to [[Matsudaira Shungaku]].
Matsudaira took this plan and created [[Roshigumi]].

[[1864]] Februaly at Mibu Kyoto, Kiyokawa suddenly changed purpose of Roshigumi and made them return to Edo except 24 people who decided to remain Kyoto included [[Kondo Isami]], [[Hijikata Toshizo]], [[Serizawa Kamo]] who later became [[Shinsengumi]].

In April, Kiyokawa was assassinated by Bakufu's assassins([[Sasaki Tadasaburo]]) at Azabu.

The Roshigumi was renamed to [[Shinchogumi]], worked under [[Shonai han]]
for security of Edo.

==Kiyokawa Hachiro in Fiction==
===Books===
* ''Kiyokawa Hachiro'' (清河八郎) Shibata Renzaburo
* ''Kimyonari Hachiro'' (奇妙なり八郎) Shiba Ryotaro
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