Satsuma domain forces
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The Satsuma domain forces were samurai-led troops from Japan’s Satsuma Domain that played a central role in the Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military force
ⓘ
samurai army ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kagoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
opposition to Meiji reforms
ⓘ
samurai discontent ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Saigō Takamori’s command ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Meiji government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1877 ⓘ |
| hasRole | rebel force ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Satsuma Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last major samurai uprising in Japan ⓘ |
| ideology | sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leader | Saigō Takamori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | samurai ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Shiroyama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Tabaruzaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Kumamoto Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
centralization of power under Meiji state ⓘ |
| opposedReform |
abolition of samurai class
ⓘ
conscription-based national army ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
former samurai of Satsuma
ⓘ
students of Satsuma military academies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji Restoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saigō Takamori NERFINISHED ⓘ Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | march from Kagoshima to Kumamoto in 1877 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1877 ⓘ |
| usedTactics | traditional samurai warfare ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
firearms
ⓘ
swords ⓘ |
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