Mimawarigumi

The Mimawarigumi (, Kyōto Mimawarigumi, Lit. "Kyoto Patrolling Group") is an organization featured in Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin!. 
They were an elite police force set-up by the Tokugawa Bakufu to protect the Imperial Palace in Kyoto from attacks by any of the many rebel groups that plotted against the Tokugawa during the Bakumatsu period. They were based on the real-life organization of the same name.
== Background ==
The Kyoto Mimawarigumi was established by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1864, alongside the Shinsengumi, to maintain the Bakufu's control over the capital city of Kyoto, which had seen recently seen an influx of members of the Ishin Shishi, a network of rebellious samurai from across the country that were plotting to overthrow the Tokugawa government.
While the Shinsengumi was formed by two men of low birth (Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo) and made up mostly of low-ranking samurai loyal to the Bakufu and ronin hired in the capital itself, the Mimawarigumi was a militia of high-ranking samurai from prestigious noble clans allied to the Tokugawa Bakufu. Befitting of their status in the class system, the Mimawarigumi was tasked with patrolling the Imperial Palace and its surroundings to prevent any attempts by Shishi rebels to kidnap the Emperor and used a castle as their headquarters, whereas Shinsengumi patrolled commoner areas like Gion and Rakunai and had simple barracks as their headquarters. The organization's first and only commander was Sasaki Tadasaburo.
== Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin!/Like a Dragon: Ishin! ==
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