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Born March 18, 1834 • Japan • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died April 13, 1874 (aged 40) • Saga • Japan
Political Affiliation Aikoku Kōtō
Role In Meiji Restoration
Saigo Takamori
Saigō Takamori
Japanese samurai
Yamagata Aritomo
Yamagata Aritomo
prime minister of Japan
Tokugawa Nariaki: calligraphy
Tokugawa Nariaki
Japanese government official
Fukuzawa Yukichi.
Fukuzawa Yukichi
Japanese author, educator, and publisher
Shimazu Hisamitsu.
Shimazu Hisamitsu
Japanese feudal lord
Kido Takayoshi
Japanese statesman
Matsudaira Yoshinaga.
Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Japanese politician
Itagaki Taisuke.
Hakushaku Itagaki Taisuke
Japanese politician
Katō Hiroyuki.
Danshaku Katō Hiroyuki
Japanese political theorist and author
Katsura Tarō.
Kōshaku Katsura Tarō
prime minister of Japan
Saionji Kimmochi
Saionji Kimmochi
prime minister of Japan
Sanjo Sanetomi
Sanjō Sanetomi
Japanese politician
Meiji
Meiji
emperor of Japan
Fujita Tōko
Japanese politician
Kuroda Kiyotaka.
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka
prime minister of Japan
Katsu Kaishu, Count
Count Katsu Kaishū
Japanese naval officer
Enomoto Takeaki
Japanese naval officer and statesman
Gotō Shōjirō.
Gotō Shōjirō
Japanese political leader
Tsutsumi Yasujiro
Japanese politician
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
shogun of Japan