death_date birth_place allegiance birth_date rank article_title name
february 6 , 1868 osaka shinsengumi 1843 ? shinsengumi officer , spy yamazaki susumu
 yamazaki susumu 山崎 烝
yamazaki susumu

he was a ronin from osaka and an expert in `` katori ryu '' .
in 1863 , he officially joined the shinsengumi and in 1864 , yamazaki and shimada kai were assigned by kondo isami to investigate the situation which led to the ikedaya jiken on july 8 .
however , there is a theory that yamazaki 's participation in the ikedaya jiken is merely fiction by shimozawa kan and shiba ryotaro .
his occupation whilst in kyoto was as a doctor , and the shinsengumi had originally used his pharmacy as their base before moving on to its later headquarters at nishihonganji -lrb- see yamanami keisuke -rrb- .
yamazaki was said to be excellent in literary and military arts , having been taught by his uncle .
his scholastic talent was necessary when discussing politics with a court noble .
in 1865 , he accompanied kondo to hiroshima .
it is believed that yamazaki did not return to kyoto with kondo until the next year in order to further investigate chōshū 's status .
yamazaki studied medicine under matsumoto ryōjun .
according to matsumoto , yamazaki was a gentle and taciturn man .
in 1867 , yamazaki became a hatamoto along with the rest of the shinsengumi .
during the battle of toba-fushimi in 1868 , yamazaki was severely injured and died on february 6 .
the exact location of his death is debatable , though it is believed he had drowned whilst escaping .
he had kondo and hijikata toshizo 's full confidence and was one of the most faithful members of the shinsengumi till the very end of his life .
