At the end of the Edo period, Ryoma Sakamoto Sanya Saigo Takamori Kogoro Katsura was popular and well-known with San and others. Mr. Miss.
" Joi " Exercise " Choshu clan where there were many radical scholars He was also the leader of (currently Yamaguchi Prefecture).
Being the leader of such a radical clan, I wondered what kind of cool person he was, "Nige no Kogoro" . He was the kind of person who would get the nickname.
Escape from the Edo Shogunate using dozens of different names.
Beggar Disguised as a merchant, even a woman ...
After that, Mr. Kogoro, who continued to escape, became an indispensable person in the Meiji government.
This time, I would like to introduce the transition of many names of Mr. Kogoro Katsura.
The reason why "Nige no Kogoro" was given the nickname is also included.
"Three Arrows" Mori Motonari's bloodline !?
1833 , Nagato Province Born in Hagi (currently Yamaguchi Prefecture) as the eldest son of the Wada family, a clan doctor.
This Wada family, "Three Arrows" But the famous Sengoku warrior Mori Motonari It's a family that has the blood of his seventh son. Of course, it also inherits the blood of Mr. Mototsugu.
Kogoro, who was ill when he was a child, was thought not to live long, so despite being the eldest son, he was adopted by the Katsura family at the age of 7 . .. At this time he became a samurai.
A samurai is "I will spare my life for the sake of importance!" However, probably because Kogoro was born in a doctor's house and felt close to death, "I can't do anything important without life!" The opposite idea may have sprung up.
The origin of "Nige no Kogoro" seems to be here.
Change the name to escape from the shogunate!
The reason why the Choshu clan became an enemy in the morning!
"Political change on August 18th" "Ikedaya incident" "Kinmon incident" Due to the incident, the Choshu clan became an "enemy of the imperial court" and a "thief who rebelled against Tenshi-sama", so-called "morning enemy" . Will be regarded as.
To briefly explain these cases, the Choshu clan Takaaki ) Emperor " Sonno Joi " Exercise " Was going radically.
It fired at a foreign ship that had just passed through the Shimonoseki Strait.
However, there is no clan following the Choshu clan, and it gradually becomes isolated.
Even Emperor Komei hated the domineering method of the Choshu clan, and finally "August 18 political changes" The Choshu clan was chased by Kyo.
The following year, the Choshu clan and others " Gosho " In the turmoil, the shogunate executives are assassinated and the emperor is taken to Choshu. " Plan a coup d'etat.
However, the Shinsengumi was entrusted with Kyoto security by the Shogunate. Detected this in advance, and attacked the scholars who were hiding in Ikedaya and ended this attempted.
In the form of being boosted by the resentment of the Ikedaya incident, the active faction suppressed the cautious faction in the Choshu clan, "sue the false charge of the clan to the emperor" In the name of that, the Choshu clan will raise troops to Kyo.
This armed conflict case "Kinmon Incident" The town of Kyoto was burned by the war, and the Choshu clan fired at the Imperial Palace where the emperor lived. "Morning enemy" I was supposed to be stigmatized.
Kogoro Katsura who was wanted!
In the town of Kyo, hunting for the remnants of the defeated Choshu clan was flourishing.
Kogoro changes his name and changes his appearance and throws himself into a hidden life.
At one point he becomes a beggar under the Sanjo Ohashi and blends in unquestionably.
And at one point he was dressed as a woman and fled the city of Kyoto.
At that time, Kogoro was quite large and had a height of about 175 cm, so on the contrary, it might have been conspicuous in the form of a woman.
He had been caught once, but he complained of abdominal pain and pleaded to go to the bathroom, and succeeded in stealing the official's eyes and running away.
"Ikedaya Incident" attacked by Shinsengumi At that time, there is a story that he escaped along the roof on the second floor.
After that, the crackdown on Kyoto became stricter, and Mr. Kogoro set the hiding place to Tajima . Move to (currently northern part of Hyogo prefecture).
Even during this move, I dressed as the captain of the ship and passed through the sekisho safely, Izushi I will spend eight months in this area.
Here, he lived a life that was more familiar to the locals than hiding, and he boldly played Go and Hanafuda with his children.
Furthermore, he became a merchant who runs a rough shop and blended in without any discomfort.
Kogoro himself thought it would be okay for him to live as it was for the rest of his life.
Hidden life is also 7 months Around that time, Ikumatsu was devoted to supporting me during my escape life in Kyoto. Came to Izushi. You are the one who will become your wife later.
Mr. Ikumatsu, who was thinking about Mr. Kogoro, "No matter how much Mr. Kogoro talked to, he turned to the side" It's called.
Mr. Ikumatsu is a letter of petition for return from the Choshu clan I also carried it.
Then, Kogoro will put an end to his long hiding life and return to Choshu.
By the way, when I was living as a merchant, my name was " Kosuke Hiroto ". In addition to that, " Matsusuke Shinbori " I used more than 10 types properly.
Swordsman! Kogoro Katsura!
He was so famous as a swordsman that he was not good at Sazokashi swordsmanship because he was so named as "Nige no Kogoro", and he got a license at one of the three major dojos in Edo.
Isami Kondo , the director of the Shinsengumi who was chasing Kogoro who was wanted Says he was afraid of Kogoro's sword arm.
After all, he wasn't timid and fled, but he understood the importance of life.
Hero of the same age, Ryoma Sakamoto He never killed a person, and he seems to have run away by threatening with a pistol.
The name change from "Katsura Kogoro" to "Kido Takayoshi"!
From "Katsura" to "Kido"!
Mr. Kogoro will be welcomed as the commander of the Choshu Domain, and is a military alliance with the Satsuma Domain "Satsuma Alliance" . We will make great strides in military reforms and domain reforms, such as achieving the conclusion of the agreement.
Around this time, the lord of the Choshu domain, Mori Takachika Given the surname of "Kido" from Mr. "Kabane Koji" Will be called.
It seems that the wanted person of the Shogunate, "Kogoro Katsura," remained missing and was renamed as a different person.
After that, "Junichiro Kido" It has also been renamed to. You really like to change the name.
Enter the Meiji era and go to "Kido Takayoshi"!
Older people " 諱 " I avoided calling each other. In everyday life, " commonly known as " I was using.
Speaking of Mr. Kido, "Kogoro," "Kanji," and "Junichiro" are common names.
He was adopted by the Katsura family when he was seven years old, and from that time he had been called "Takamitsu".
In the Meiji era, due to the political reform of returning the people owned by the clan all over the country to the imperial court, all people will register their "last name" and "first name" in the family register, and both 諱 and common name will be compatible. Banned ..
Mr. Kido registered "Kido Takayoshi" who was a taboo and used many names, but at the end "Kido Takayoshi" It means that you have settled down.
Didn't you forget your name by changing so many things?