| In 1863, accepting Hachiro KIYOKAWA's suggestion, the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) recruited participants of the 'Roshigumi (Ronin Corps),' which was an organization consisting of ronin, or lordless samurai, for guarding the 14th Shogun Iemochi TOKUGAWA on the way to the capital. |
文久三年（1863年）、清河八郎の建策を容れ、江戸幕府は14代将軍・徳川家茂の上洛警護をする浪士組織「浪士組」への参加者を募った。 |