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  2. Saigō Takamori - Wikipedia

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    Saigō Takamori (or Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 [隆永], January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration .

  3. Battle of Shiroyama - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Satsuma Rebellion - Wikipedia

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    After Saigo's death, Beppu and the last of the "ex-samurai" drew their swords and plunged downhill toward the Imperial positions and to their deaths. With these deaths, the Satsuma rebellion came to an end. Samurai fighting the Imperial army during the Subjugation of Kagoshima in Sasshu (Satsuma), by Yoshitoshi, 1877

  5. Three Great Nobles of the Restoration - Wikipedia

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    Saigō Takamori of the Satsuma Domain (Satsuma-han) Kido Takayoshi (also known as Katsura Kogorō) of the Chōshū Domain (Chōshū- han ) All Three Great Nobles were samurai of the Satchō Alliance , and died within a short period of time between 1877 ( Meiji 10) and 1878 (Meiji 11).

  6. Talk:Saigō Takamori - Wikipedia

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    Saigo's head was indeed found and brought to the government forces the following morning. Ravina describes the most likely scenario of Saigo's death: Saigo was sent into shock and lost consciousness as a result of the bullet that travelled through his abdomen and hip.

  7. Shi-gakkō - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Seikanron - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Yamagata Aritomo - Wikipedia

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    Yamagata in 1877 led the newly modernized Imperial Army against the Satsuma Rebellion led by his former comrade in revolution, Saigō Takamori of Satsuma. At the end of the war, when Saigo's severed head was brought to Yamagata, he ordered it washed, and held the head in his arms as he pronounced a meditation on the fallen hero.