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[[File:Hirano-shosuke.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Hirano's grave at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]]]]
*''Died: [[1877]]/9/24''
*''Japanese'': [[平野]] 正介 ''(Hirano Shôsuke)''

Hirano Shôsuke was a notable commander of Satsuma forces in the [[1877]] [[Satsuma Rebellion]].

Hirano held the rank of Major (''konoe rikugun shôsa'') in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] before resigning from that position. He then oversaw a cultivation project at [[Yoshino]] before returning to [[Kagoshima]].

He died on 1877/9/24 in the [[battle of Shiroyama]] alongside his eldest brother [[Goda Shichiro|Gôda Shichirô]], second older brother [[Goda Hachibei|Gôda Hachibei]], and nephew (son of Shichirô) [[Goda Yoshinosuke|Gôda Yoshinosuke]]. Shôsuke's younger brother [[Goda Inosuke|Gôda Inosuke]] died in the [[battle of Nobeoka]].

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==References==
*Plaques on-site at the Nanshû Cemetery in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15253170582/sizes/l/]

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