Siege of Kumamoto

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath fall of the Tokugawa shogunate
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Imperial_forces
gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date January 1851
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:end_date April 1851
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Emperor_Meiji
gptkb:Nakae_Chōmin
gptkb:Yamagata_Aritomo
gptkb:Okubo_Toshimichi
gptkb:Katsu_Kaishū
gptkb:Tōgō_Heihachirō
gptkb:Kido_Takayoshi
gptkb:Saigō_Takamori
gptkb:Tokugawa_Yoshinobu
gptkb:Sakamoto_Ryōma
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the power of the Imperial forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Kumamoto
gptkbp:influenced_by Western military tactics
Japanese feudal warfare
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance against the shogunate
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Kuroda_Kiyotaka
gptkb:Tachibana_Nobunao
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle_battle
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Katsu_Kaishū
gptkb:Saigō_Takamori
gptkbp:outcome establishment of the Meiji government
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:government_documents
gptkb:historical_accounts
newspaper articles
diaries of participants
military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Hakodate
gptkb:Battle_of_Toba-Fushimi
gptkb:Boshin_War
gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:result victory for the Imperial forces
gptkbp:significance part of the Boshin War
gptkbp:strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:blockade
artillery bombardment
supply line disruption
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Satsuma_Rebellion
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiroyama
gptkb:Kumamoto_Castle_Complex
gptkb:Kumamoto_Domain
gptkb:Battle_of_Sendai
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5