Kajiwara Heima
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was a Japanese samurai
of the late Edo period
who was a retainer of the Aizu domain
. He served as a karō
in the Aizu administration, and supervised political affairs during the Boshin War
, also attending to matters of arms procurement. After the war, he went to Nemuro
, and died there. His grave in Nemuro was recently rediscovered.
Kajiwara claimed descent from the Kamakura-era warrior Kajiwara Kagetoki
.
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
who was a retainer of the Aizu domain
Aizu
is an area comprising the westernmost third of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The principal city of the area is Aizuwakamatsu.During the Edo period, Aizu was a feudal domain known as and part of Mutsu Province.-History:...
. He served as a karō
KARO
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in the Aizu administration, and supervised political affairs during the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....
, also attending to matters of arms procurement. After the war, he went to Nemuro
Nemuro
Nemuro may refer to several place names in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan:* Nemuro Subprefecture, which includes:** Nemuro City** Nemuro Peninsula** Nemuro Strait...
, and died there. His grave in Nemuro was recently rediscovered.
Kajiwara claimed descent from the Kamakura-era warrior Kajiwara Kagetoki
Kajiwara Kagetoki
was a spy for Minamoto no Yoritomo in the Genpei War, and a warrior against the Taira. He came to be known for his greed and treachery.Originally from Suruga province, Kajiwara entered the Genpei War fighting under Oba Kagechika, against the Minamoto. After the Taira victory at Ishibashiyama in...
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