Takechi Hanpeita, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Takechi Hanpeita

samurai

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1829

Place of Birth: Nagaoka District, Japan

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1865

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Takechi Zuizan (?? ??, October 24, 1829 – July 3, 1865), also known as Takechi Hanpeita (?? ???), was a samurai of the Tosa han during the Bakumatsu period in Japan.
Influenced by the effects of the Perry Expedition, Takechi formed the Tosa Kinno-to (?????, Tosa Imperialism party) which was loyal to the Sonno Joi (????, "revere the Emperor and expel the barbarians") movement.
The infamous Hitokiri operated under the auspices of this party, and Hanpeita used the phrase "Heaven's punishment" (??, Tenchu) to refer to their killings.
The Kinno-to killing of Yoshida Toyo on 6, May, 1862, led to Sonno Joi becoming the prevalent philosophy of The Tosa Han.
Takechi became a central figure of the Sonno Joi movement in Kyoto and Edo but following the Coup of August 18 1863, he was imprisoned by the order of the former head of the Tosa Domain Yamauchi Toyoshige.
Following an imprisonment of 1 year 8 months and 20 days, he was ordered to commit seppuku which marked the end of the Tosa Kinno-to.
He was survived by his wife, Takechi Tomiko.