Satsuma Rebellion

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The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
rebellion
commander Beppu Shinsuke
Kirino Toshiaki
Saigō Takamori
country Japan
describedAs last major armed resistance to Meiji reforms
last major samurai uprising in Japan
endDate 1877-09-24
hasCause abolition of samurai privileges
centralization of political power by Meiji government
conscription-based national army
discontent of samurai class
economic hardship among former samurai
opposition to Westernization
rapid modernization of Japan
resentment over loss of domainal autonomy
hasEffect acceleration of military modernization
consolidation of Meiji government authority
end of large-scale samurai resistance
financial strain on Meiji government
increased centralization of Japanese state
strengthening of conscript army system
leader Saigō Takamori
location Kagoshima Prefecture
Kyushu
Kagoshima Prefecture
surface form: Satsuma Domain
militaryTechnologyUsed Gatling guns
artillery
modern rifles
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Government of Japan
surface form: Meiji government
partOf samurai rebellions in early Meiji period
precededBy Shinpūren Rebellion
surface form: Akizuki Rebellion

Hagi Rebellion
Shinpūren Rebellion
relatedTo Meiji era
surface form: Meiji Restoration

abolition of the han system
creation of conscript army in Japan
result Meiji government victory
death of Saigō Takamori
defeat of Satsuma forces
significantBattle Battle of Shiroyama
Battle of Tabaruzaka
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
socialGroupInvolved former Satsuma retainers
samurai
startDate 1877-01-29
timePeriod Meiji period

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Meiji era significantEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Terauchi Masatake conflict Satsuma Rebellion
Emperor Meiji notableEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Kagoshima Prefecture hasHistoricalEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Ōyama Iwao participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion
Itō Sukeyuki participantIn Satsuma Rebellion
Boshin War followedBy Satsuma Rebellion
Siege of Kumamoto Castle conflict Satsuma Rebellion
Siege of Kumamoto Castle partOf Satsuma Rebellion
Siege of Kumamoto Castle belligerent Satsuma Rebellion
this entity surface form: Satsuma rebels
Siege of Kumamoto Castle opponent Satsuma Rebellion
this entity surface form: Satsuma rebel forces
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this entity surface form: Satsuma rebel army
Hagi Rebellion followedBy Satsuma Rebellion
Hagi Rebellion relatedTo Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Tabaruzaka partOf Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Tabaruzaka conflict Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Shiroyama conflictOf Satsuma Rebellion
Battle of Shiroyama relatedEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Saigō Takamori participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion
Shinpūren Rebellion relatedEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Meiji oligarchy significantEvent Satsuma Rebellion
Kirino Toshiaki participantIn Satsuma Rebellion
Kirino Toshiaki associatedWith Satsuma Rebellion
Beppu Shinsuke participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion
Beppu Shinsuke foughtIn Satsuma Rebellion
this entity surface form: Battlefields of the Satsuma Rebellion
The Last Samurai historicalEventDepicted Satsuma Rebellion
this entity surface form: Satsuma Rebellion (fictionalized)
Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan historicalEventAssociated Satsuma Rebellion
subject surface form: Kagoshima
Nozu Michitsura participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion
Nogi Maresuke militaryConflict Satsuma Rebellion