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Following the crushing—but not total—defeat of Satsuma forces at Shiroyama in September 1877, rumors spread that Saigō Takamori had not died from his wounds but had been secretly evacuated by loyal retainers. In reality (of this fiction), he recovered in a hidden mountain temple near Kirishima, sustained by a network of sympathetic Buddhist monks and former samurai. |
Following the crushing—but not total—defeat of Satsuma forces at Shiroyama in September 1877, rumors spread that Saigō Takamori had not died from his wounds but had been secretly evacuated by loyal retainers. In reality (of this fiction), he recovered in a hidden mountain temple near Kirishima, sustained by a network of sympathetic Buddhist monks and former samurai. |
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The Meiji government’s harsh crackdown—mass executions, land confiscations, and forced conscription—fueled widespread resentment across Kyūshū. Disaffected samurai from other domains (Saga, Hizen, Tosa) quietly funneled men and weapons southward. Foreign merchants in Nagasaki, sensing opportunity, smuggled modern rifles and artillery to the rebels in exchange for future trade concessions. |
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==Course of the Rebellion== |
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The 2nd Satsuma Rebellion or also known as the Great Southwestern Uprising was a large-scale conflict fought between the Empire of Japan and the Satsuma Loyalist Army and Great Southwestern Army, lasted from May 1878 to 1879. Resulted an Imperial Japanese victory.
Following the crushing—but not total—defeat of Satsuma forces at Shiroyama in September 1877, rumors spread that Saigō Takamori had not died from his wounds but had been secretly evacuated by loyal retainers. In reality (of this fiction), he recovered in a hidden mountain temple near Kirishima, sustained by a network of sympathetic Buddhist monks and former samurai.
Course of the Rebellion
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