MILITARY PERSONNEL
Hijikata Toshizō
1835 - 1869

Hijikata Toshizō
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三; May 31, 1835 – June 20, 1869) was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander (副長, Fukucho) of the Shinsengumi. As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration. He fought against the Imperial Army during the Boshin War until his death at the Battle of Hakodate, which ended the war. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hijikata Toshizō is the 500th most popular military personnel (up from 509th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Japan (down from 287th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.
Hijikata Toshizō is most famous for leading the Shinsengumi, a group of samurai who were loyal to the shogunate. The Shinsengumi were an elite military force and were known for their strict discipline and fierce loyalty.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Hijikata Toshizō ranks 500 out of 2,058. Before him are Xiahou Yuan, Mitsuru Ushijima, Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Armando Diaz, Mundus, and Wilhelm von Tegetthoff. After him are Xu Huang, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Shoichi Yokoi, Alexander Yegorov, Harold Bride, and Publius Ventidius Bassus.
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HPI: 66.91
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HPI: 66.89
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HPI: 66.88
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HPI: 66.88
Rank: 500
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Hijikata Toshizō ranks 23. Before him are Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Fukuzawa Yukichi, William Stanley Jevons, Nikolai Rubinstein, Alexander Agassiz, and Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern. After him are John La Farge, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Adolph Wagner, Elisha Gray, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Mendele Mocher Sforim. Among people deceased in 1869, Hijikata Toshizō ranks 10. Before him are Ghalib, Allan Kardec, Edwin Stanton, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Johann Friedrich Overbeck. After him are Thomas Graham, Antoine-Henri Jomini, Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov, Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, and Giovanni Battista Bugatti.
Others Born in 1835
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 17
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1835 - 1901
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 18
William Stanley Jevons
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1882
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 19
Nikolai Rubinstein
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1881
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 20
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 21
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 22
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1869
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 23
John La Farge
PAINTER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 24
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1835 - 1916
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Rank: 25
Adolph Wagner
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1835 - 1917
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1835 - 1901
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WRITER
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HPI: 65.62
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1869
Go to all RankingsGhalib
WRITER
1797 - 1869
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 4
Allan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 5
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 6
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 7
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
CRITIC
1804 - 1869
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 8
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
PAINTER
1789 - 1869
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 9
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1869
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 10
Thomas Graham
CHEMIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 11
Antoine-Henri Jomini
WRITER
1779 - 1869
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Rank: 12
Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1869
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 13
Jean Léonard Marie Poiseuille
PHYSICIST
1797 - 1869
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 14
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 15
Giovanni Battista Bugatti
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1869
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 16
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Hijikata Toshizō ranks 324 out of 6,245. Before him are Hosokawa Gracia (1563), Victoria Principal (1950), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Tadao Horie (1913), Reizo Fukuhara (1931), and Fukusaburo Harada (null). After him are Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Toba (1103), Saburo Shinosaki (null), Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Kazu Naoki (1918), and Yoshio Fujiwara (null).
Others born in Japan
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POLITICIAN
1563 - 1600
HPI: 66.93
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Victoria Principal
ACTOR
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HPI: 66.91
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Reizo Fukuhara
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Fukusaburo Harada
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1835 - 1869
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HPI: 66.86
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HPI: 66.83
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HPI: 66.83
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan
Among military personnels born in Japan, Hijikata Toshizō ranks 26. Before him are Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Sanada Yukimura (1567), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), Yamagata Aritomo (1838), and Mitsuru Ushijima (1887). After him are Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Saburō Sakai (1916), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), Kenji Doihara (1883), and Jisaburō Ozawa (1886).
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HPI: 68.02
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HPI: 67.16
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Yamagata Aritomo
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HPI: 67.06
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Mitsuru Ushijima
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HPI: 66.91
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Hijikata Toshizō
1835 - 1869
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 26
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Mitsuo Fuchida
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