Tadahiko Iida

A historian and patriot in the late Edo period. Born on December 18, 1281 (Kansei 10), as the son of Satomi Yoshijuro, a samurai of Tokuyama Domain in Suo Province (Yamaguchi Prefecture), he was later adopted by Iida Kensuke, a local samurai of Yao, Kawachi Province (Osaka Prefecture). He was commonly known as Yojin, Ogabu, and later Samon. His pen name was Shikuni, and his pen names included Ebisuhama Tsuyoshi, Kanzan, and Mokusou. At the age of 16, he was deeply moved after reading Dai Nihonshi (The History of Japan), and aspired to compile a sequel to it. It took him 38 years to complete the 291-volume Noshi (No History) on his own in 1851 (Kaei 4). He also served the Arisugawanomiya family, often writing to them about the times and interacting with patriots. In 1858 (Ansei 5), he was implicated in the Ansei Purge and received a suspension, and after serving his sentence, he retired to Kyoto in 1860 (Man'en 1). During this time, he was investigated in relation to the Sakuradamon Incident, and committed suicide in a fit of anger and grief.

[Takagi Shunsuke]

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幕末の歴史家、志士。寛政(かんせい)10年12月18日、周防(すおう)国（山口県）徳山藩士里見義十郎の子に生まれ、のち河内(かわち)国（大阪府）八尾(やお)の郷士飯田謙介の養子となる。通称要人、刑部、のち左馬。字(あざな)は子邦、号は夷浜釣叟、環山、黙叟など。16歳のときに『大日本史』を読んで感激し、その続史の編纂(へんさん)を志した。独力で38年間を要し、1851年（嘉永4）ついに『野史』291巻を完成した。一方で有栖川宮(ありすがわのみや)家に仕え、しばしば時勢について上書し、志士と交わる。1858年（安政5）安政(あんせい)の大獄に連座して謹慎処分を受け、期満ちてのち、京都に隠棲(いんせい)中の1860年（万延1）、桜田門外の変で取調べにあい、憂憤のあまり自殺した。

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