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In [[1868]]/2, [[Hitotsubashi branch]] retainer [[Shibusawa Eiichi|Shibusawa Seiichirô]], [[Hatamoto]] [[Amano Hachiro|Amano Hachirô]] and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades gathered in Zôshigaya and formed a military unit called the Shôgitai.
 
In [[1868]]/2, [[Hitotsubashi branch]] retainer [[Shibusawa Eiichi|Shibusawa Seiichirô]], [[Hatamoto]] [[Amano Hachiro|Amano Hachirô]] and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades gathered in Zôshigaya and formed a military unit called the Shôgitai.
They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to Kan-ei-ji as the guards of [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]].
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They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to [[Kan'ei-ji]] as the guards of [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]].
  
 
On 5/15, the Shôgitai was destroyed by imperial troops. (the [[Battle of Ueno]])
 
On 5/15, the Shôgitai was destroyed by imperial troops. (the [[Battle of Ueno]])

Revision as of 02:16, 1 March 2008

  • Japanese: 彰義隊 (Shougitai)
Shôgitai

In 1868/2, Hitotsubashi branch retainer Shibusawa Seiichirô, Hatamoto Amano Hachirô and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades gathered in Zôshigaya and formed a military unit called the Shôgitai. They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to Kan'ei-ji as the guards of Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

On 5/15, the Shôgitai was destroyed by imperial troops. (the Battle of Ueno)

Some members followed other pro-Bakufu troops in the North, while other members demobilized and returned to Edo.

Shôgitai in Fiction

Movies

  • Tsukigami (憑神) 2007 Furuhata Yasuo

Books

  • Shôgitai (彰義隊)Yoshimura Akira
  • Aizushikon 6 (会津士魂6) Saotome Mitsugu
  • Uetaru Shôgitai (飢えたる彰義隊) Yoshikawa Eiji
  • Shôgitai Shimatsu (彰義隊始末) Shimozawa Kan

Links

References

  • Boshin Senso (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru