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At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated rebel samurai of the Satsuma Domain led by Saigō Takamori.
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Battle of Shiroyama
1877 final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion
The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. 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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Satsuma Rebellion
1877 Japanese samurai revolt
The Satsuma Rebellion, also known as the Seinan War , was a revolt of disaffected samurai against the new imperial government of the Empire of Japan, nine years into the Meiji era. Its name comes from the Satsuma Domain, which had been influential in the Restoration and became…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Japanese warrior class
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Satsuma Domain
Japanese historical feudal estate (1600–1871)
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Japanese samurai and politician (1828–1877)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)