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Saigo Takamori

/ saɪˈiːɡəʊ ˌtækəˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. Saigo Takamori18281877MJapaneseMISC: samuraiPOLITICS: statesman 1828–77, Japanese samurai, who led (1868) the coup that restored imperial government. In 1877 he reluctantly led a samurai rebellion, committing suicide when it failed


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