Shinsengumi
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
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- 新選組
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- Flag of Shinsengumi.svg
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- Flag of
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- Kyoto, Japan
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- Tokugawa bakufu
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- Security agency
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- 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
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- 302
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- light blue, white<!-- or
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- 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 == ======