was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served as a retainer of the Arima clan of Kurume in northern Kyà «shà «. He was also a Shinto priest of the Suitengà « shrine in Kurume. Maki, also known by his court title of or simply , was a student of the Mito school's sonnà Â-jà Âi ideology, and in particular, Aizawa Seishisai's philosophy.
Maki took part in the Kinmon Incident of 1864 and committed suicide near Osaka with his men, after being chased and surrounded by Aizu and Shinsengumi troops.
Maki was born in Kurume in 1813, to Maki Toshiomi, the family head of the hereditary line of Shinto priests who cared for the Suitengà « shrine. It was during Maki's childhood that his father was made a full-fledged samurai by Arima Yorinori, the lord of Kurume. When Maki was eleven, his father died, leaving him in charge of the family as well as the shrine.
Combining the teachings he had received from Mitogaku and elsewhere, Maki created a new school of thought called Tenpà Âgaku, named after the era in which it was founded.
Maki worked with Okubo Toshimichi of Satsuma, in setting up Shimazu Hisamitsu's trip to Kyoto. In 1862, Maki was implicated in the Teradaya incident, and briefly imprisoned.
Maki took part in the Kinmon Incident of 1864, and joined in Chà Âshà «'s attack on Aizu-Satsuma allied forces in Kyoto; however, he was beaten back. He committed suicide with his troops on Mount Tennà Âzan when he was surrounded by Aizu forces under Hayashi Gonsuke and Jinbo Kuranosuke, and Shinsengumi forces under Kondà  Isami. His death poem was: . Maki was buried in à Âyamazaki-chà Â, Kyoto.
The writer Mitsumasu Kimiaki is Maki's descendant.
Maki has appeared in several works of fiction which depict the events of the Bakumatsu era. He is a minor character in Kenji Morita's manga Getsumei Seiki and Minamoto Tarà Â's manga Fà «unjitachi Bakumatsuhen. He also appeared in the 1986 Asahi TV miniseries Byakkotai.