Kirino Toshiaki

Kirino Toshiaki
Native name
桐野 利秋
Other name(s)Nakamura Hanjirō (中村 半次郎)
Nickname(s)Hitokiri Hanjirō (Hanjiro the Assassin)
Born(1838-12-11)December 11, 1838
Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain
(now Kagoshima, Japan)
DiedSeptember 24, 1877(1877-09-24) (aged 38)
Kagoshima, Japan
Buried
AllegianceEmpire of Japan (former)
Satsuma Domain
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Army (former)
Years of service1868–1876
RankBrigadier General
Battles / warsKinmon Incident
Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion
Spouse(s)Chōsa Hisa
Other workformer assassin

Kirino Toshiaki (桐野 利秋, December 11, 1838 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, and an Imperial Japanese Army general of the early Meiji era.