Satsuma domain forces

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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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Satsuma domain forces canonical 2
Satsuma forces 2
Satsuma Domain forces 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military force
samurai army
basedIn Kagoshima
linked to: Kagoshima City
causeOfConflict opposition to Meiji reforms
samurai discontent
commandStructure Saigō Takamori’s command
conflictWith Meiji government
linked to: Meiji oligarchy
country Japan
dissolved 1877
hasRole rebel force
historicalRegion Satsuma Province
historicalSignificance last major samurai uprising in Japan
ideology sonnō jōi
language Japanese
leader Saigō Takamori
militaryBranch samurai
notableBattle Battle of Shiroyama
Battle of Tabaruzaka
Siege of Kumamoto Castle
opposed Imperial Japanese Army
centralization of power under Meiji state
opposedReform abolition of samurai class
conscription-based national army
outcome defeat
participatedIn Satsuma Rebellion
partOf Satsuma Domain
linked to: Kagoshima Domain
recruitedFrom former samurai of Satsuma
students of Satsuma military academies
relatedTo Meiji Restoration
Saigō Takamori
Satsuma Domain
linked to: Kagoshima Domain
significantEvent march from Kagoshima to Kumamoto in 1877
status disbanded
timePeriod 1877
usedTactics traditional samurai warfare
usedWeapon firearms
swords

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Battle of Tabaruzaka combatant Satsuma domain forces
Kirino Toshiaki militaryBranch Satsuma domain forces
Tabaruzaka belligerent Satsuma forces
linked to: Satsuma domain forces
Kawamura Sumiyoshi servedIn Satsuma Domain forces
linked to: Satsuma domain forces
Shiroyama no tatakai belligerent Satsuma forces
linked to: Satsuma domain forces
Kyushu Campaign hasBelligerent Shimazu forces
linked to: Satsuma domain forces