Kawakami genasi biography for kids
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Kawakami Gensai
Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawakami.
Kawakami Gensai | |
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| Native name | 河上 彦斎 |
| Birth name | Komori Genjiro (小森 彦次郎) |
| Other name(s) | Kouda Genbei (高田 源兵衛) |
| Nickname(s) | Hitokiri |
| Born | (1834-12-25)25 December 1834 Kumamoto, Higo Province, Japan |
| Died | 13 January 1872(1872-01-13) (aged 37) Kodemmachōin, Nihombashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Buried | Ikegami Honmon-ji, Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Ishin Shishi (former) Chōshū Domain (former) Kumamoto Domain |
| Unit | Kiheitai (former) |
| Battles / wars | First Chōshū expedition Second Chōshū expedition |
| Spouse(s) | Misawa Teiko (m. 1861–1872) |
| Children | Kawakami Gentarō (son) |
| Relations | Komori Sadasuke (father) Waka (mother) Kawakami Genbei (adoptive father) Komori Hanzaemon (brother) Kawakami Toshiharu (grandson) |
| Other work | military official, sword trainer, former assassin |