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 * Saigo Takamorihfdwhfwfhw**


 * - born Dec 7, 1827 as a son of a poor samurai**


 * - became a leader of the Boshin Civil War against the Shogunate**


 * - major figure in the breaking of the Tokugawa shogunate and restoring the Meiji emperor**


 * - committed suicide in September 24, 1877 (satsuma rebellion ended)**

= Action/Beliefs: =


 * **led the Meiji restoration**
 * **worked to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate (military government)**
 * **led a military campaign against the Tokugawa’s supporters**
 * **demanded that the Tokugawa be stripped of lands and status**


 * **served as the commander in chief of the Meiji army**
 * **led uprisings against the Meiji Emperor later on (satsuma Rebellion)**


 * **supported Arimoto Yamagata’s plan for a standing army conscripted from peasants**


 * **as Korea continued to refuse to establish diplomatic relations with Japan, Saigo demanded a war as a matter of national honor**


 * **when the Meiji government decided against attacking Korea, and Saigo quit the government in 1873 to return to Kagoshima in the Satsuma province**


 * **established schools in Kagoshima dedicated to the preservation of old samurai ethos and discipline**

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 * Bibliography: **

"Saigo Takamori - SamuraiWiki." Main Page - SamuraiWiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. .

Borthwick, Mark. Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia. 3rd ed. Boulder: Westview, 1992. 132-39. Print.

"Takamori Saigo." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2001. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. .

"Takamori Saigo." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2001. Web. 19 Sept. 2012. .