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Saigō Takamori.
samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877)
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About 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 he was killed.
Everything about Saigō Takamori →- Occupation
- bushi, samurai, politician, military personnel
- Position held
- daisanji
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Born
- January 23, 1828
- Died
- September 24, 1877