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  2. Bombardment of Kagoshima - Wikipedia

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    In response, the Satsuma Domain's military forces responded by waiting until a typhoon started before launching an artillery bombardment from their coastal batteries towards the British (the city had been evacuated prior to the engagement). Surprised by the hostility, Kuper's squadron responded by confiscating as much valuable materiel as ...

  3. Shikishima-class battleship - Wikipedia

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    The Shikishima class (敷島型戦艦, Shikishima-gata senkan) was a two-ship class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself, they were designed and built in the UK.

  4. Satsuma-class battleship - Wikipedia

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    The Satsuma class (薩摩型戦艦, Satsuma-gata senkan) was a pair of semi-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. They were the first battleships to be built in Japan and marked a transitional stage between the pre-dreadnought and true dreadnought designs.

  5. Japanese battleship Satsuma - Wikipedia

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    Satsuma (薩摩) was a semi-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the first decade of the 20th century. Lead ship of her class , she was the first battleship built in Japan.

  6. SMS Hannover - Wikipedia

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    SMS Hannover [a] ("His Majesty's Ship Hannover") was the second of five Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Hannover and the three subsequently constructed ships differed slightly from the lead ship Deutschland in their propulsion systems and slightly thicker armor.

  7. Satsuma, Kagoshima - Wikipedia

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    Satsuma Town Office. Satsuma (さつま町, Satsuma-chō) is a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 18,399 in 8705 households, and a population density of 61 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the town is 303.90 km 2 (117.34 sq mi).

  8. List of major NJPW events - Wikipedia

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    Wrestling Satsuma no Kuni Kagoshima Arena: Kagoshima, Japan: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Taichi in a Takagi Style Triad match for the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship: May 3 Wrestling Dontaku: Fukuoka Kokusai Center: Fukuoka, Japan: Sanada (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: May 21 Resurgence: Walter Pyramid: Long ...

  9. Namamugi Incident - Wikipedia

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    Entrance to the village of Namamugi, circa 1862. Poetic monument of Namamugi Incident in Yokohama.Inscribed is a Chinese-style poem by Prince Yamashina Akira.The Namamugi Incident caused a new political crisis in Japan during the Bakumatsu, the period after the ruling Tokugawa Shogunate had ended its historic isolationist foreign policy known as sakoku and allowed the entry of foreigners.