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Also Known As Sakamoto Naonari
Born January 3, 1836 • Japan
Died December 10, 1867 (aged 31) • Kyōto • Japan
Role In Meiji Restoration

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Shimazu Hisamitsu.
Shimazu Hisamitsu
Japanese feudal lord
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
Kido Takayoshi
Japanese statesman
Matsudaira Yoshinaga.
Matsudaira Yoshinaga
Japanese politician
Itagaki Taisuke.
Hakushaku Itagaki Taisuke
Japanese politician
Takasugi Shinsaku.
Takasugi Shinsaku
Japanese military leader
Shimazu Nariakira
Japanese feudal lord
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
Etō Shimpei
Japanese statesman
Kuroda Kiyotaka.
Count Kuroda Kiyotaka
prime minister of Japan
Katsu Kaishu, Count
Count Katsu Kaishū
Japanese naval officer
Shimazu Shigehide
Japanese feudal lord