For the 1969 jidaigeki film, see Shinsengumi (1969 film). For the Taiga drama, see Shinsengumi!
Shinsengumi
新選組
Flag of Shinsengumi
Active
August 18, 1863 (August 18, 1863)
Disbanded
June 23, 1869 (June 23, 1869)
Country
Kyoto, Japan
Allegiance
Tokugawa bakufu
Branch
Rōshigumi (disbanded in 1863)
Bakufu Army
Type
Military unit
Role
To protect the Tokugawa bakufu representatives and Kyoto
Size
302
Colors
light blue, white
Engagements
Ikedaya incident
Kinmon incident
Zenzaiya incident
Akebonotei incident
Sanjo Seisatsu incident
Aburanokōji incident
Tenmaya incident
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
Commanders
Notable commanders
Serizawa Kamo (1863)
Kondō Isami (1863–1868)
Tonouchi Yoshio (1863)
Hijikata Toshizō (1868–1869)
Saitō Hajime (1868)
Sōma Kazue (1869)
Military unit
The Shinsengumi (新選組, "Newly Selected Corps") was a small, elite group of swordsmen that was organized by commoners and low rank samurai, commissioned by the bakufu (military government) during Japan's Bakumatsu period (late Tokugawa shogunate) in 1863. It was active until 1869.[1][2] It was founded to protect the 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 in the Ikedaya incident and the August 18 coup events, among others.[2] The men were drawn from the sword schools of Edo.
^Watsuki, N. "Glossary of the Restoration." Rurouni Kenshin Volume 3. Viz Media p190.
^ abStephane Lun (2021) "A Guide on Shinsengumi: the background and management." [Kindle paperwhite version] Retrieved from amazon.com
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