According to "The attendance at a funeral: The conferral of the posthumous rank, the Udaijin (minister of the right), Shonii (Senior Second Court Rank), Toshimichi OKUBO: the summary and Kan (乾)," Okubo received sixteen wounds to his body.
『贈右大臣正二位大久保利通葬送略記・乾』によると大久保は全身に16箇所の傷を受けていた。