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| * ''Born: [[1844]]'' | | * ''Born: [[1844]]'' |
| * ''Died: [[1867]]'' | | * ''Died: [[1867]]'' |
− | * ''Titles'':Shinsengumi captain | + | * ''Rank: Shinsengumi captain (Kumichô)'' |
− | * ''Japanese'':藤堂平助宜虎 (Todo Heisuke Yoshitora) | + | * Japanese: 藤堂 平助 宜虎 ''(Todo Heisuke Yoshitora)'' |
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− | He said he was a illegitimate child of [[Todo Takayuki]] of [[Tsu han]], [[Ise province|Ise]], but the truth is unclear.
| + | Todo Heisuke claimed to be the illegitimate child of [[Todo Takayuki]] of [[Tsu han]], [[Ise province|Ise]], but the truth is unclear. |
− | He learned [[Hokushin Itto Ryu]] in Edo and met [[Kondo Isami]]. | + | He learned [[Hokushin Itto Ryu]] in Edo where he met [[Kondo Isami]]. |
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| + | He joined the [[Shinsengumi]] with the members of Kondo's dojo [[Shieikan]]. |
| + | His forehead was injured during the [[Ikedaya Affair]]. |
| + | In late [[1864]], he recruited [[Ito Kashitaro]] and his pupils in Edo. |
| + | When he returned to [[Kyoto]] in [[1865]], he was shocked that |
| + | [[Yamanami Keisuke]] had comitted [[Seppuku]] which might have effected Todo's decision to leave the [[Shinsengumi]]. |
| + | In [[1867]], Ito Kashitaro formed [[Goryo Eji]] and Todo joined. |
| + | They were assassinated in November ([[Incident at Aburano Koji]]). Kondo had wished to spare Todo's life. However, Todo was killed by a new member, Miura |
| + | Tsunesaburo, whom did not know the circumstances. |
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| + | ==Todo Heisuke's Sword== |
| + | * ''[[Kaneshige|Kazusanosuke Kaneshige]]'' 上総介兼重 |
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| + | The sword was too expensive for a [[Ronin]] to have so this credence to Heisuke's claim that he might have been an illegitimate child of Todo Takayuki. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken | | *''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken |
| + | * ''Shinsengumi Tenmatsuki'' (新選組顛末記) Shinjinbutsu Oraisha |
| * ''Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide'' (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki | | * ''Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide'' (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki |
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| [[Category:Samurai]] | | [[Category:Samurai]] |
| [[Category:Bakumatsu]] | | [[Category:Bakumatsu]] |
| [[Category:Edo Period]] | | [[Category:Edo Period]] |
| [[Category:Shinsengumi]] | | [[Category:Shinsengumi]] |
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| + | [[Category:Shinsengumi Members]] |