Organizations・Hagi & Nagato
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Also known as: 奇兵隊
A military unit of the Choshu domain formed in 1863 by Takasugi Shinsaku, driven by the sense of danger he felt after visiting Shanghai. It is described as Japan's first military body open regardless of class. It recruited widely beyond the samurai.
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