Saigo Takamori

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Saigo Takamori [saɪˈiːgəʊ ˌtækəˈmɔːrɪ]

(Biographies / Saigo Takamori (1828-1877) M, Japanese, MISC: samurai, POLITICS: statesman) 1828-77, Japanese samurai, who led (1868) the coup that restored imperial government. In 1877 he reluctantly led a samurai rebellion, committing suicide when it failed

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