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Saigō Takamori
samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛, January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was born in Kagoshima[1] and was a Japanese Samurai. In 1877 he led the Satsuma rebellion and against the new imperial government.
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Saigō Takamori | |||||
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Hiragana | さいごう たかもり | ||||
Katakana | サイゴウ タカモリ | ||||
Kyūjitai | 西鄕 隆盛 | ||||
Shinjitai | 西郷 隆盛 | ||||
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