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* Japanese: 島田 魁 ''(Shimada Kai)''
* Japanese: 島田 魁 ''(Shimada Kai)''
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Shimada Kai was from Ôgaki han in [[Mino province]], and was the son of [[Kondo Iemon|Kondô Iemon]]. In [[1857]] the [[Shimada clan]] of Ôgaki han requested he succeed to head of the clan. He participated in the [[Ikedaya incedent]] of [[1864]].
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Shimada Kai was from Ôgaki han in [[Mino province]], and was the son of [[Kondo Iemon|Kondô Iemon]]. In [[1857]] he went to Edo, where he became a student of [[Shin-Keito Ryu]]. At this time the [[Shimada clan]] of Ôgaki han requested he succeed to head of the clan. He participated in the [[Ikedaya incedent]] of [[1864]].
==References==
==References==
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* Hillsborough, Romulus. ''Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps'', Tuttle Publishing, 2005
* ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003
* ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003