Saigō Takamori (Takanaga) (西鄕 隆盛 (隆永), January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877) 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.
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23 January 1828 Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Died |
24 September 1877 (aged 49) Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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