Hachiro Iba

Japanese: 伊庭八郎 - いば・はちろう

Year of death: 12th May 1869 (21st June 1869)
Year of birth: Tempo 14 (1843)
A shogunate vassal and swordsman in the late Edo period. His name was Hideaki. He was born in Okachimachi, Shita-ya, Edo, as the eldest son of Iba Gunbei, a sword instructor at the Kobusho. He excelled in martial arts and earned the nickname of Iba's Little Tengu. He entered the Kobusho, and in 1864 he became a retainer in the inner ward and accompanied Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. With the military government reforms of 1866, he was incorporated into the newly established guerrilla forces, and fought bravely at Toba-Fushimi. After returning to Edo after being injured, he set sail to Manazuru with comrades including Hitomi Katsutaro, and attacked the rear of the new government forces and fought at Hakone. Despite losing his left arm in the fierce battle, he scattered the enemy and gained a reputation for his bravery. He then fled to Hakodate and joined the forces of Enomoto Takeaki, and in 1869 he was shot to the shoulder and abdomen and died in battle at Goryokaku. He was 27 years old. His last words were, "Wait, you are my friend, even in your lost path, but it is painful for me to leave you for a while." Incidentally, Sotaro, who assassinated Toru Hoshi, was his younger brother.

(Mitsui Mieko)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：明治2.5.12(1869.6.21)
生年：天保14(1843)
幕末の幕臣,剣客。名は秀穎。講武所剣術師範伊庭軍兵衛の長男として,江戸下谷御徒町に生まれた。武術に秀で,伊庭の小天狗の称を得る。講武所に入り,元治1(1864)年奥詰となり将軍徳川家茂に随従。慶応2(1866)年の軍政改革に伴い新設の遊撃隊に編入され,鳥羽・伏見に奮戦。負傷して江戸に帰ったのち人見勝太郎らの同志と海路真鶴に出,新政府軍の背後を突いて箱根に戦った。激闘に左腕を失いながらも敵を散じ,勇名を馳せる。その後箱館に走り榎本武揚軍に合流,明治2(1869)年肩と腹に銃創を負い,五稜郭に陣没した。年27。辞世は「まてよ君迷途も友と思ひしにしばしおくるる身こそつらけれ」。なお,星亨を暗殺した想太郎は弟。<著作>『伊庭八郎征西日記』

(三井美恵子)

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