Chō Tsurahide

Chō Tsurahide was a samurai from Ishikawa Prefecture who was instrumental in the assassination of Ōkubo Toshimichi.
After Saigō Takamori began his uprising in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1877, Chō was among the first of the Kaga Domain figures to enact anti-government plans. He traveled twice to Kagoshima Prefecture to meet Saigō.
After Saigō's death, he aligned himself with Shimada Ichirō and his Sanko-ji faction in blaming Kido Takayoshi and Ōkubo. Since Kido died of an illness, they focussed on the successful assassination of Ōkubo alone. He was executed as punishment.