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Portrait of Saigō Takamori as a field marshal, faithful depiction by the acquaintance Tokonami Masayoshi in 1887 Saigō preparing for war. Shortly thereafter, a private military academy known as the Shi-gakkō was established in Kagoshima for the faithful samurai who had also resigned their posts to follow him from Tokyo. These disaffected ...
The Battle of Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. [3] It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi.
In English, the most common name for the war is the "Satsuma Rebellion". Mark Ravina, the author of The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori, argued that "Satsuma Rebellion" is not the best name for the war because the English name does not well represent the war and its Japanese name. Ravina said that the war's scope was much ...
Takamori Saigo (西郷隆盛, Saigō Takamori) Voiced by: Hiromi Sugino (Japanese); Rob Mungle (English) The chief of staff of the newly formed fully modernized Imperial Army (or the New Government Army) and a samurai from Satsuma. Under the authority of Prince Arisugawa, he was in charge of capturing Edo where the 15th Shogun Tokugawa ...
Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori. Ao Watanabe as Kokichi (young Takamori) Keiko Matsuzaka as Saigō Masa, the mother of Takamori; Morio Kazama as Saigō Kichibei, the father of Takamori; Toshiyuki Nishida as Saigō Kikujirō, Takamori's son Yuki Imai as Teen Kikujirō; Kairi Jō as Child Kikujirō; Ai Hashimoto as Suga, the first wife of Takamori
The Seikanron debate. Saigō Takamori is sitting in the center. 1877 painting.. The Seikanron (Japanese: 征韓論; Korean: 정한론; lit. ' Advocacy of a punitive expedition to Korea ' [1] or 'Proposal to Punish Korea' [2] [3] or 'Argument for a Conquest of Korea' [4]) was a major political debate in Japan during 1873 regarding a punitive expedition against Korea.
After Saigō Takamori's resignation from government in 1873, he returned to his hometown of Kagoshima. In June 1874, Saigō organized the Shi-gakkō, private military schools for young samurai. There were three schools comprising the Shi-gakkō - the "Childhood School", the "Gunner School" (referring to infantry), and the "Artillery School". [2]
1874 picture of Kumamoto Castle. The defeat of Saigō at Kumamoto greatly demoralized and weakened his forces, who retreated in disarray and were unable to resume their offensive.