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The was a small secret police organization, an elite group of swordsmen organized by commoners and low-ranking samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when a controversial imperial edict to exclude foreign trade from Japan had been made and the Chōshū clan had been forced from the imperial court. They gained considerable fame from events such as the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup, among others. The members were d

Key facts

Military unit.native_name
新選組
Military unit.image
Flag of Shinsengumi.svg
Military unit.caption
Flag of
Military unit.country
Kyoto, Japan
Military unit.allegiance
Tokugawa bakufu
Military unit.type
Security agency
Military unit.role
BodyguardClandestine operationClose order formationCordon and searchCounterintelligenceCounter-revolutionaryCovert operationCriminal investigationDirect fireForce protectionFrontal assaultHand-to-hand combatHUMINTIntelligence assessmentLaw enforcementLine formationManhuntPatrollingPhysical securityPolitical warfarePublic securityRaidingRearguardReconnaissanceSwordsmanshipTo protect the Tokugawa bakufu representatives and KyotoTracking
Military unit.size
302
Military unit.colors
light blue, white<!-- or
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Military unit.colors_label
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Military unit.battles
Boshin War Battle of Toba–Fushimi Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma Battle of Utsunomiya Castle Battle of Shirakawa Battle of Bonari Pass Battle of Aizu Battle of Miyako Bay Battle of Futamata Battle of Hakodate

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
military unit
Parent organization
Kyoto Shugoshoku
Chairperson
Kondō Isami
Conflict
Boshin War
Image
Shinsengumi-Uniformen.jpg
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Commons category
Shinsengumi
topic's main category
Category:Shinsengumi
inception
1863-00-00
time period
Bakumatsu
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1869-00-00
location of formation
Edo
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • {{transliteration|ja|Rōshigumi}}
  • {{transliteration|ja|Mibu Rōshigumi}}
  • Founding members
  • {{transliteration|ja|Shinsengumi}}
  • Squad hierarchy after Ikedaya
  • Members of the group
  • {{transliteration|ja|Shinsengumi}} regulations
  • Uniform
  • Boshin War
  • {{transliteration|ja|Kōyō Chinbutai}}
  • Death of Kondō Isami
  • Battle of Aizu
  • Joining with the Republic of Ezo
  • End of the {{transliteration|ja|Shinsengumi}}
  • Monument
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

The was a small secret police organization, an elite group of swordsmen organized by commoners and low-ranking samurai, commissioned by the (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869. It was founded to protect shogunate representatives in Kyoto at a time when a controversial imperial edict to exclude foreign trade from Japan had been made and the Chōshū clan had been forced from the imperial court. They gained considerable fame from events such as the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup, among others. The members were drawn from the sword schools of Edo.

== History == ======

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shinsengumi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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