Tanaka Tosa, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Tanaka Tosa

Samuari who fought in the Boshin War

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1820

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1868

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tanaka Tosa (?? ??, September 7, 1820 – October 8, 1868) was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period who was a retainer of the Matsudaira clan of Aizu.
He served as a karo in the Aizu administration, and fought in the Boshin War.
Upon the entry of Imperial Japanese Army forces into the Tsuruga Castle town, he led an effort to halt their advance.
Upon defeat, he followed fellow karo Jinbo Kuranosuke into a nearby doctor's house, and committed seppuku.