Ogasawara Shōsai

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Ogasawara Shōsai (Japanese: 小笠原 少斎, died 1600) is most famous for killing Hosokawa Gracia to protect her honor when Ishida Mitsunari attempted to take her hostage.[1] Afterwards he and the rest of the household then committed seppuku and burned their mansion down.

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  1. ^ "小笠原少斎の墓" (in Japanese). Kumamoto Prefecture. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2017.