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| * ''Titles: [[Aizu han]] [[Karo|Karô]]'' | | * ''Titles: [[Aizu han]] [[Karo|Karô]]'' |
| * ''Other names: Hoshina Tanomo'' | | * ''Other names: Hoshina Tanomo'' |
− | * ''Japanese'': 西郷 頼母 近悳 ''(Saigou Tanomo Chikanori)'' | + | * ''Japanese'': [[西郷]] 頼母 近悳 ''(Saigou Tanomo Chikanori)'' |
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− | The Saigô family held the post of ''karô'' to the [[Aizu-Matsudaira clan]] hereditarily, from generation to generation. | + | The Saigô family held the post of ''[[karo|karô]]'' to the [[Aizu-Matsudaira clan]] hereditarily, from generation to generation. |
| In [[1862]], Lord [[Matsudaira Katamori]] was appointed the [[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]](Military Commissioner of Kyoto). | | In [[1862]], Lord [[Matsudaira Katamori]] was appointed the [[Kyoto Shugo Shoku]](Military Commissioner of Kyoto). |
| Saigô Tanomo, who was ''karô'' at the time, protested that Lord Katamori should not accept the post, and was dismissed from his ''karô'' position in [[1863]]. | | Saigô Tanomo, who was ''karô'' at the time, protested that Lord Katamori should not accept the post, and was dismissed from his ''karô'' position in [[1863]]. |
| In [[1868]], he was allowed to return the position after the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. | | In [[1868]], he was allowed to return the position after the [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]]. |
| In April, he entreated Lord Katamori to surrender after being defeated at Shirakawaguchi. | | In April, he entreated Lord Katamori to surrender after being defeated at Shirakawaguchi. |
− | Finally he was expelled (escaped?) from [[Aizu-Wakamatsu castle]] with his son Kichijûrô and headed to Hakodate. | + | Finally he was expelled (escaped?) from [[Aizu-Wakamatsu castle]] with his son Kichijûrô and headed to [[Battle of Hakodate|Hakodate]]. |
| In total, 21 of his family members committed suicide before the Imperial troops entered the city. | | In total, 21 of his family members committed suicide before the Imperial troops entered the city. |
| Following surrender of Hakodate, he was confined until 1872. | | Following surrender of Hakodate, he was confined until 1872. |
− | He worked as a [[Shinto|Shintô]] priest in [[Nikko Tosho Gu|Nikkô Tôshô Gû]] for awhile. | + | He worked as a [[Shinto|Shintô]] priest in [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]] for awhile. |
| In 1903, he died in Wakamatsu city. | | In 1903, he died in Wakamatsu city. |
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