Saigō Tanomo
Samurai, Military Person
1830 – 1903
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Who was Saigō Tanomo?
Saigō Tanomo was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Chief senior councilor of the Aizu clan, he achieved fame due to his distinguished action in the Boshin War. He adopted the name Hoshina Chikanori. Surviving the war, he became a Shinto priest, and achieved renown as a martial artist. Some considered him as one of the teachers of the famed Takeda Sōkaku.
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- Born
- May 16, 1830
Aizuwakamatsu - Children
- Profession
- Lived in
- Fukushima Prefecture
- Died
- Apr 28, 1903
Japan
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on July 23, 2013
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