Kayano Gonbei
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| Intro | Samurai | |
| Places | Japan | |
| was | Military leader Samurai | |
| Work field | Military | |
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| Birth | 1830 | |
| Death | 27 June 1869 (aged 39 years) |
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Kayano Gonbei (萱野 権兵衛, 1830 – June 27, 1869) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Matsudaira clan of Aizu. He was a karō in the Aizu domain's administration. Kayano served in a senior military role during the Boshin War, he was later imprisoned by the Meiji government and made to commit suicide in Tokyo.