 Hagi Rebellion

The was an uprising against the Meiji government of Japan that occurred in Hagi from 28 October 1876 to 5 November 1876.Maebara Issei, a disillusioned hero of the Meiji Restoration and former "samurai" of the Chōshū Domain, planned an attack on Yamaguchi Prefecture officials inspired by the "Shinpūren" rebellion four days earlier.