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In [[1868]], forces from [[Okayama han]] encamped at the temple while besieging the castle, firing upon the castle until it eventually capitulated. A middle school was established on the grounds in [[1878]], and during World War I, several of the temple buildings were taken over by the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] for use as a POW camp.
In [[1868]], forces from [[Okayama han]] encamped at the temple while besieging the castle, firing upon the castle until it eventually capitulated. A middle school was established on the grounds in [[1878]], and during World War I, several of the temple buildings were taken over by the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] for use as a POW camp.
Matsudaira Tomonori is buried in the hills behind the temple, as is [[Kameyama Unpei]], the Himeji domain retainer who carried the message of surrender to the Okayama forces during their 1868 attack on the castle.
==Partial List of Burials==
==Partial List of Burials==
==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site at Keifuku-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45388961525/sizes/h/]
*Plaques on-site at Keifuku-ji.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45388961525/sizes/h/][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/31363361577/sizes/h/]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]