Tanaka Tosa

Deceased Person

1820 – 1868

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Who was Tanaka Tosa?

Tanaka Tosa was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period who was a retainer of the Matsudaira clan of Aizu. He served as a karō in the Aizu administration, and fought in the Boshin War. Upon the entry of Imperial Japanese Army forces into the Aizu castle town, he led an effort to halt their advance. Upon defeat, he followed fellow karō Jinbo Kuranosuke into a nearby doctor's house, and committed seppuku.

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Born
Sep 7, 1820
Died
Oct 8, 1868

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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