Takechi Hanpeita

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Takechi Zuizan
武市瑞山
Takechi Zuizan
Born	(1829-10-24)October 24, 1829 Kōchi, Tosa Province, Japan
Died	July 3, 1865(1865-07-03) (aged 35) Kōchi, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Takechi Hanpeita
Occupation	Samurai

Takechi Zuizan (武市瑞山), (October 24, 1829 – July 3, 1865), also known as Takechi Hanpeita (武市 半平太), was a samurai of Tosa Domain during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. Influenced by the effects of the Perry Expedition, Takechi formed the Tosa Kinnō-tō (土佐勤王党, Tosa Imperialism party) which was loyal to the ideals of the sonnō jōi movement. The Kinnō-tō killing of Yoshida Tōyō on 6 May 1862, led to sonnō jōi becoming the prevalent philosophy of Tosa Domain, but he was later imprisoned and forced to commit seppuku by the former daimyō of Tosa Domain Yamauchi Yōdō.