Satsuma domain forces
E482258
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Satsuma domain forces canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4961236 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satsuma domain forces Context triple: [Battle of Tabaruzaka, combatant, Satsuma domain forces]
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Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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Tosa Domain
Tosa Domain was a feudal han in Shikoku during Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Yamauchi clan and later known for producing influential Meiji-era political leaders.
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Tokugawa shogunate navy
The Tokugawa shogunate navy was the maritime military force of Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu, which modernized in the late Edo period and laid the groundwork for Japan’s transition to a modern imperial navy.
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Aizu Domain
Aizu Domain was a powerful feudal domain in Japan’s Edo period, renowned for its samurai culture, loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate, and pivotal role in the late-19th-century conflicts that led to the Meiji Restoration.
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Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satsuma domain forces Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
The Siege of Kumamoto Castle was a pivotal 1877 engagement in Japan’s Satsuma Rebellion, where government forces successfully withstood a prolonged assault by samurai rebels, marking a turning point in the conflict.
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B.
Tosa Domain
Tosa Domain was a feudal han in Shikoku during Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Yamauchi clan and later known for producing influential Meiji-era political leaders.
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C.
Tokugawa shogunate navy
The Tokugawa shogunate navy was the maritime military force of Japan’s Tokugawa bakufu, which modernized in the late Edo period and laid the groundwork for Japan’s transition to a modern imperial navy.
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D.
Aizu Domain
Aizu Domain was a powerful feudal domain in Japan’s Edo period, renowned for its samurai culture, loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate, and pivotal role in the late-19th-century conflicts that led to the Meiji Restoration.
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E.
Odawara campaign
The Odawara campaign was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s decisive 1590 military operation against the Hōjō clan that effectively unified Japan under his rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military force
ⓘ
samurai army ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kagoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
opposition to Meiji reforms
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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
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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
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conscription-based national army ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Satsuma Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
former samurai of Satsuma
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students of Satsuma military academies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji Restoration
NERFINISHED
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Saigō Takamori NERFINISHED ⓘ Satsuma Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | march from Kagoshima to Kumamoto in 1877 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1877 ⓘ |
| usedTactics | traditional samurai warfare ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
firearms
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swords ⓘ |
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Subject: Satsuma domain forces Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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