Q11385029

Sano Masakoto

Japanese samurai

Bio	Sano Masakoto , nicknamed Sano Zenzaemon (佐野善左衛門) was a Japanese samurai, a hatamoto guard of Edo Castle, who gained his fame by killing the unpopular wakadoshiyori Tanuma Okitomo in March 1784 in the castle.²
Born	c. 1757¹
Died	c. 1784; 1784 May 21¹
Occupation	Unclassified
Cause of death	disembowelment¹
Status	Possible: Sano Masakoto may be a 27 Club member