- Born: ?
- Died: 1866
- Titles:Shinsengumi captain
- Japanese:谷三十郎供国 (Tani Sanjuro Tomokuni)
He was a Bitchu Matsuyama han samurai. His kenjutsu style was Jikishin Ryu and Shin-Kage Ryu. It's unknown when he joined the Shinsengumi but his name was on the list of the Ikedaya bonus conferment. While he was stationed in Osaka with his brother Tani Mantaro, they raided on Zenzaiya 1865. In 1866, he was found dead near Yasaka shrine (Kyoto). His grave is in Koen-ji.
His youngest brother Tani Shuhei was adopted to Kondo Isami temporarily.
Tani Sanjuro in Fiction
Books
- Yari wa Hozoin (槍は宝蔵院) Shiba Ryotaro
References
- Shinsengumi Taishi Den (新選組隊士伝) Gakken
- Shinsengumi Zentaishi Tettei Guide (新選組全隊士徹底ガイド) Maeda Masaki
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