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  2. Saigō Takamori - Wikipedia

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    Saigō Takamori (or Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 [隆永], January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and nobleman. He was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.

  3. Battle of Shiroyama - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. [3] It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi.

  4. List of shoguns - Wikipedia

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    The following were military dictators of Japan, ... The First Samurai: The Life and Legend of the Warrior Rebel, Taira Masakado. ... This page was last edited on 20 ...

  5. Samurai - Wikipedia

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    A samurai in his armour in the 1860s. Hand-colored photograph by Felice Beato. Samurai or bushi (武士, [bɯ.ɕi]) were members of the warrior class in Japan.They were most prominent as aristocratic warriors during the country's feudal period from the 12th century to early 17th century, and thereafter as a top class in the social hierarchy of the Edo period until their abolishment in the ...

  6. The Last Samurai - Wikipedia

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    The Last Samurai is a 2003 American [4] ... which he hopes will convince the government not to destroy the samurai's place in Japanese society.

  7. The Japanese characters at the 'heart' of 'Bullet Train' - AOL

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    Sanada said acting in the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and in “The Last Samurai” taught him about the “importance of international projects, in mixing culture and learning from each ...

  8. Shogun: How an Englishman from Kent made an ... - AOL

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    Indeed, Clavell once revealed that his hugely successful novel had been inspired by a single line he read in his daughter’s textbook: “In 1600, an Englishman went to Japan and became a samurai.”

  9. List of wars involving Japan - Wikipedia

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    Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), ... This page was last edited on 3 October 2024, at 06:50 (UTC).