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Saigō Takamori

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The place where Saigo Takamori died

 

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Saigo Takamori parque Ueno

 

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Saigo Takamori, in Kagoshima, his birth place

Saigō Takamori (Takanaga) was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Living during the late Edo and early Meiji periods, he has been dubbed the last true samurai. He was born Saigō Kokichi, and received the given name Takamori in adulthood. He wrote poetry under the name Saigō Nanshū. His younger brother was Gensui The Marquis Saigō Tsugumichi.
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