Rōshigumi

Rōshigumi
浪士組
Portrait of founder Kiyokawa Hachirō
ActiveOctober 19, 1862 (1862-10-19)
DisbandedApril 10, 1863 (1863-04-10)
CountryJapan
AllegianceTokugawa bakufu
Size234
Commanders
CommanderKyokawa Hachirō
Nominal CommanderMatsudaira Katamori

The Rōshigumi (浪士組), was a group of 234 masterless samurai, founded by Kiyokawa Hachirō in 1862. Loyal to the shogun, they were supposed to act as the protectors of the Tokugawa shōgun, but were disbanded upon their arrival in Kyoto in 1863.

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