The hatamoto system was changed drastically for the first time when, in 1856 after Japan was opened to the world, Masahiro ABE, a roju, opened a military training school in Tsukiji and ordered hatamoto for the training of group-fighting tactics, including rifle-shooting and gunnery. |
旗本の仕組みに大きな変化を見せるのは、開国日本の開国後の安政3年(1856年)に老中阿部正弘が築地に講武所を開いて、西洋の銃術・砲術を含めた集団戦の訓練を旗本に命じてからである。 |