Background
Kampei Yokogawa was born in 1667 in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan.
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Kampei Yokogawa
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also known as
Munetoshi
Career
Kampei Yokogawa served Naganori Asano. Naganori wounded Yoshinaka Kira in Edo Castle and was ordered to kill himself (1701). Yokogawa and his companions, 47 in all, led by Yoshio oishi, wreaked their vengeance on Kira (1702). Committed suicide by order of the Shogunate (1703).
