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Nakano Takeko (中野 竹子, April 1847 – 16 October 1868) was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who fought and died during the Boshin War.During the Battle of Aizu, she fought with a naginata (a Japanese polearm) and was the leader of an ad hoc corps of female combatants who fought in the battle independently.
Boshin (戊辰) is the designation for the fifth year of a sexagenary cycle in traditional East Asian calendars. [3] Although the war lasted for over a year, Boshin refers to the year that the war started in. The characters 戊辰 can also be read as tsuchinoe-tatsu in Japanese, literally "Elder Brother of Earth-Dragon". [3]
Hosoya Jūdayū (細谷 十太夫, 1839–1907) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Date clan of Sendai han, and was famous for his role in the Boshin War. He was also known as Naohide 直秀 and Buichiro 武一郎.
The lyrics refer to Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, or "Miya-san" in the song. [6] [7] He was an influential figure in the Meiji Restoration.[8] [9] He was also the Grand Governor of the Eastern Expedition [] during the war. [10]
N. Nabeshima Naohiro (Saga) Nabeshima Naomasa; Nabeshima Naotada; Nabeshima Naotora; Nagai Naokoto; Nagai Naoyuki; Nagayama Takeshirō; Naitō Masanori; Naitō Masayasu
Haguma (left) and shaguma (right) headdress Duel between a shōgitai and shaguma-wearing jinshotai (迅衝隊) at the Battle of Ueno. The shaguma (赤熊, "red bear") was a type of headgear worn by the officers of the Imperial Japanese Army troops in the Boshin War (1868–69).
In the Boshin War (1868–69), to repay this favor, the Yonezawa Domain rose to assist the Aizu Domain in its time of crisis. Alongside the Sendai Domain ( Date clan ), they led the Northern Alliance ( Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei ) and fought against the new government forces, but after repeated defeats, they eventually surrendered.
The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 305 [1] young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate. History