Parent soldier - Shinpei

Soldiers organized to protect the Imperial Palace. After the Meiji Restoration, the Meiji government organized its first direct military force, called Shinpei (also called Goshinpei), in February 1871 (Meiji 4), by having the Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa domains provide their own soldiers. It was made up of four infantry battalions from the Satsuma domain, four artillery battalions, three infantry battalions from the Choshu domain, two infantry battalions from the Tosa domain, two cavalry platoons, and two artillery battalions, with a total strength of about 10,000. Initially, it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the Imperial Court added 100,000 ryo of internal tribunal funds to its expenses, thus establishing the basis for the Imperial Guard. In 1872, it was renamed the Imperial Guard.

[Kokatsu Atsushi]

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皇居守護のために編成した兵隊。明治維新後、明治政府は1871年（明治4）2月に薩摩(さつま)、長州、土佐の各藩から藩兵を差し出させて初めて親兵（御親兵ともいう）と称する直轄軍隊を組織した。それは薩摩藩歩兵4大隊、砲兵4隊、長州藩歩兵3大隊、土佐藩歩兵2大隊、騎兵2小隊、砲兵2隊から編成され、総兵力約1万人であった。当初、兵部(ひょうぶ)省所管とされ、朝廷は内帑金(ないどきん)10万両をその経費に加え、近衛兵(このえへい)としての基礎を確立した。1872年近衛兵と改称。

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