Takeda Kōunsai

In this Japanese name, the surname is Takeda.
Takeda Kōunsai
Takeda Kōunsai statue in Tsuruga
Native name
武田耕雲斎
Born1803
Mito Domain, Japan
DiedMarch 1, 1865(1865-03-01) (aged 61–62)
Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
AllegianceMito Domain
ConflictsMito Rebellion
RelationsHijikata Yoshiatsu (father)
Etsu (mother)

Takeda Kōunsai (武田耕雲斎; 1803 – March 1, 1865) was a Japanese samurai from Mito Domain and councillor to the daimyō of Mito Domain, Tokugawa Nariaki, in Bakumatsu period Japan. He became the leader of the Mito Rebellion and was executed by the Tokugawa shogunate with a large number of his followers shortly before the Meiji Restoration.

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