Takeda Kōunsai
Takeda Kōunsai | |
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Takeda Kōunsai statue in Tsuruga | |
| Native name | 武田耕雲斎 |
| Born | 1803 Mito Domain, Japan |
| Died | March 1, 1865 (aged 61–62) Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan |
| Buried | [ |
| Allegiance | Mito Domain |
| Battles / wars | Mito Rebellion |
| Relations | Hijikata Yoshiatsu (father) Etsu (mother) |
Takeda Kōunsai (武田耕雲斎; 1803 – March 1, 1865) was a Japanese samurai from Mito Domain and councillor to the daimyō of Mito Domain, Tokugawa Nariaki, in Bakumatsu period Japan. He became the leader of the Mito Rebellion and was executed by the Tokugawa shogunate with a large number of his followers shortly before the Meiji Restoration.