Saigo Tanomo

• Birth: 1830/3/24
• Death: 1903/4/28
• Titles: Aizu han Karo
• Other names:Hoshina Tanomo
• Japanese:西郷頼母近悳(Saigo Tanomo Chikanori)

The Saigo family was taking Karo post of Aizu-Matsudaira clan from generation to generation. In 1862, Lord Matsudaira Katamori was apointed the Kyoto Shugo Shoku(Military Commissioner of Kyoto). Saigo Tanomo was Karo at the time, protested Lord Katamori to take the post. He was fired of Karo position in 1863. In 1868, He was allowed to return the position after the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. In April, he entreated Lord Katamori to surrender after defeated at Shirakawaguchi. Finally he was expelled(escaped?) from Aizu castle with his son Kichijuro. Total 21 of his family members commited suicide before the Imperial troops enter the town.

References

• Rekishi Dokuhon 2008 March

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