Goryo Eji

Japenese:御陵衛士(Goryo Eji) also called 高台寺党(Kodai-ji To)

Goryo Eji means the guards of Emperor's tomb.

In 1867 March, shortly after Emperor Komei died, Ito Kashitaro and his comrades separated from the Shinsengumi and formed the Goryo Eji. They first stationed in Choen-ji then moved to Kodai-ji. Saito Hajime was a spy sent by Kondo Isami, he reported to Kondo that the Goryo Eji were planning to assassinate him.

On November 18 (12/13/1867), Kondo invited Ito to his resident in Samegai for party. Ito was assassinated by the Shinsengumi members on the way to Kodai-ji at the night. The Goryo Eji members who came to pick up his body were also attacked. (Incident at Aburano Koji) The surviving members of the Gryo Eji ran into Satsuma han residence and they fought against Bakufu under Satsuma han during the Boshin War.

Members

• Ito Kashitaro
• Todo Heisuke
• Suzuki Mikisaburo
• Shinohara Tainoshin
• Monai Arinosuke
• Kano Washio
• Hattori Takeo
• Utsumi Jiro
• Nakajima Noboru
• Tomiyama Yahei
• Abe Juro
• Hashimoto Kaisuke
• Kiyohara Kiyoshi
• Arai Tadao
• Saito Hajime

References

• Shinsengumi (新選組) Sekai Bunkasha
• Shinsengumi Taishi Den (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
• Shinsengumi 100 Wa (新選組100話) Suzuki Toru

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