Satsuma Rebellion
E18112
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satsuma Rebellion canonical | 24 |
| Battlefields of the Satsuma Rebellion | 1 |
| Satsuma Rebellion (fictionalized) | 1 |
| Satsuma rebel army | 1 |
| Satsuma rebel forces | 1 |
| Satsuma rebels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105831 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Satsuma Rebellion Context triple: [Meiji era, significantEvent, Satsuma Rebellion]
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A.
Tambov Rebellion
The Tambov Rebellion was a major 1920–1921 peasant uprising in Soviet Russia against Bolshevik grain requisitioning and policies, notable for its scale and the Red Army’s harsh suppression.
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Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was a 1904–1905 conflict between the Russian Empire and Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea, notable as the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.
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D.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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Iwakura Mission
The Iwakura Mission was a landmark 1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic and fact-finding tour of the United States and Europe that aimed to renegotiate unequal treaties and study Western institutions to guide Japan’s modernization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Satsuma Rebellion Target entity description: 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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A.
Tambov Rebellion
The Tambov Rebellion was a major 1920–1921 peasant uprising in Soviet Russia against Bolshevik grain requisitioning and policies, notable for its scale and the Red Army’s harsh suppression.
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B.
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was a 1904–1905 conflict between the Russian Empire and Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea, notable as the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
First Sino-Japanese War
The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.
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D.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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E.
Iwakura Mission
The Iwakura Mission was a landmark 1871–1873 Japanese diplomatic and fact-finding tour of the United States and Europe that aimed to renegotiate unequal treaties and study Western institutions to guide Japan’s modernization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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civil war ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| commander |
Beppu Shinsuke
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Kirino Toshiaki ⓘ Saigō Takamori ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs |
last major armed resistance to Meiji reforms
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last major samurai uprising in Japan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1877-09-24 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abolition of samurai privileges
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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
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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
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Kyushu ⓘ Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Satsuma Domain
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| militaryTechnologyUsed |
Gatling guns
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artillery ⓘ modern rifles ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji government
|
| partOf | samurai rebellions in early Meiji period ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Shinpūren Rebellion
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surface form:
Akizuki Rebellion
Hagi Rebellion ⓘ Shinpūren Rebellion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji era
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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
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Battle of Tabaruzaka ⓘ Siege of Kumamoto Castle ⓘ |
| socialGroupInvolved |
former Satsuma retainers
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samurai ⓘ |
| startDate | 1877-01-29 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Meiji period ⓘ |
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Subject: Satsuma Rebellion Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (29)
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