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Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a Japanese samurai and politician who was one of the most influential figures in Japanese history. He played a key role in the Meiji Restoration, which overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868, and subsequently served in the new Meiji government. However, he later became disillusioned with the direction of the new regime and led the Satsuma Rebellion against it in 1877, in which…
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politics · Japanese samurai and politician (1828–1877) · bushi · samurai · politician · military personnel · also Saigō Takamori, Saigo Takamori, Saigou Takamori, Takanaga, Nanshū, Saigō don
Born 23 January 1828 · Died 24 September 1877 · Q310462
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2026· 2 entries
MutualArt.com: Saigo Takamori
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2022· 1 entry
ジャパンタイムズ: Saigo Takamori: The last ‘true’ samurai, defender of the Japanese spirit
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2021· 1 entry
La Brújula Verde: Saigō Takamori: the true story of the last samurai
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2018· 2 entries
Nippon: Visiting Kagoshima, Land of Saigō Takamori
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Nippon: The Life of Japan’s “Last Samurai” Saigō Takamori
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1877· 1 entry
Died 1877-09-24.
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1874· 1 entry
Helped establish a system of private schools (shigakkō) in Kagoshima
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1873· 2 entries
With the Seikanron (Debate over Invading Korea)
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Resigned from the government over policy disagreements, particularly the rejection of his proposal for a mission to Korea (Seikanron)
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1869· 1 entry
Became a domain councillor (sansei) in Satsuma, overseeing radical reforms that abolished traditional samurai status distinctions and restructured the domain's military and administration
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1868· 1 entry
And subsequently served in the new Meiji government
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1865· 1 entry
After his rise to national prominence, Saigō married Iwayama Ito, the daughter of a Satsuma domain official, a prestigious match
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1862· 1 entry
And never saw Aigana again, though their children eventually joined him in Kagoshima
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1854· 1 entry
Which Saigō suspected was due to poisoning by Oyura's faction, he declared himself willing to die to avenge his lord
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1852· 1 entry
To Ijuin Suga, arranged by his family, was short-lived and ended in annulment after two years when Saigō was transferred to Edo
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1851· 1 entry
After a bloody succession dispute known as the Oyura Disturbance (Oyura Sōdō), in which he overcame opposition from his father Narioki, Narioki's concubine Oyura, and the powerful domain elder Zusho Hirosato
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1844· 1 entry
At the age of sixteen, Saigō began work as an assistant clerk in the county office (kōri bugyōsho)
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1828· 1 entry
Born 1828-01-23.
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