Takasugi Shinsaku
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Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical figure
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military leader ⓘ political reformer ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| activeIn | Bakumatsu period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 27 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1839-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| clan | Chōshū samurai ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | statues in Hagi and Shimonoseki ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1867-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Shimonoseki, Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domainAllegiance | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Shōka Sonjuku academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Takasugi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Shinsaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western military organization
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Yoshida Shōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-shogunate activities
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founding the Kiheitai militia ⓘ modernization of military forces ⓘ role in the Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memorial | grave in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | mixed-class militia system ⓘ |
| militaryUnitFounded | Kiheitai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Meiji Restoration movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Takasugi Shinsaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 高杉晋作 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Chōshū civil conflicts
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Chōshū expeditions against the shogunate ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Japanese historical dramas ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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western Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Confucian-influenced Japanese beliefs ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader in Chōshū’s resistance to the Second Chōshū Expedition ⓘ |
| socialReform | breaking samurai monopoly on military service ⓘ |
| teacher | Yoshida Shōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Qing China
NERFINISHED
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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