Title

Officers of the Kumamoto garrison which fought against the troops of Saigo Takamori in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion

Caption

Officers of the Kumamoto garrison which fought against the troops of Saigo Takamori in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion, also known as the Seinan War (Southwestern War) was a revolt of disaffected samurai against the new imperial government, nine years into the Meiji Era. The rebellion lasted from January 29 until September, 1877, when it was decisively crushed and its leader, Saigo Takamori, committed seppuku after being mortally wounded. Saigo's rebellion was the last and most serious of a series of armed uprisings against the new government of the Empire of Japan, the predecessor state to modern Japan

Date

1877

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_447

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Keywords

Officers Kumamoto garrison troops Saigo Takamori Satsuma Rebellion Seinan War Southwestern War revolt disaffected samurai imperial government Meiji Era rebellion leader Saigo Takamori committed seppuku mortally wounded armed uprisings government Empire of Japan Japan Asia 19th century

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