Small group - Koshogumi

Japanese: 小性組 - こしょうぐみ

In the military system of the samurai class, a unit served as a guard for the commander. The Edo Shogunate's Koshogumi were initially on duty in the Kuroshoin Seikokan, and were called Hanabatakeban because there was a flower garden in front of the garden. According to the Tobu Jitsuroku, in February 1632 (Kan'ei 9), Honmaru (Tokugawa Iemitsu) Hanabatakeban No. 6 and Nishimaru (Hidetada) Hanabatakeban No. 6 were organized, each consisting of 20-30 people. From August 1643, they were on duty in Momijikan, and their names were changed. After that, the number of people in each group was fixed at 50, but the number of groups changed slightly, from 6 to 10 groups, with one banto and one kumicho for each group.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

武家の軍制で，主将に扈従(小性)（こしよう）し，その護衛を任務とした部隊。江戸幕府の小性組は当初黒書院西湖間に勤番し，その庭前に花畠があったところから花畠番と称された。《東武実録》によると，1632年(寛永9)2月には20～30人を1組とする本丸(徳川家光付)花畠6番，西丸(秀忠付)花畠6番が編成されていた。43年8月以降紅葉間に勤番することとなってその呼称も改められた。その後，1組の人数は50人に固定されたが，組数には多少変化があり，6～10組，組ごとに番頭･組頭各1人が置かれた。

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