Kyoto Mimawarigumi
The Kyoto Mimawarigumi (京都見廻組, Kyōto Mimawarigumi, lit. "Kyoto Patrolling Group") was a special police force created by the Tokugawa shogunate during the late Bakumatsu period to restore public order to Kyoto.
| Kyoto Mimawarigumi | |
|---|---|
| 京都見廻組 | |
| Active | 1864 |
| Disbanded | 1868 |
| Country | Kyoto, Japan |
| Allegiance | Tokugawa bakufu |
| Type | special police |
| Role | To protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace |
| Size | 200 |
| Engagements | Kinmon incident Battle of Toba-Fushimi |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Sasaki Tadasaburō Imai Noburō |
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