One side used wooden baton armed policemen, and in its wake, Japan went off the gold standard.
One of the events presaging it saw a meeting that focused on the Iwakura Mission. In that event, the Seikanron, a major figure in this event would appeal to a group led by the later founder of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement, Itagaki Taisuke. People on one side of this rejected the "7 points doctrine" who took up the slogan "New Government, High Morality." It would after the general (**) Maebara Issei would lead the failed Hagi rebellion, which was based on sonno joi, or, expel the barbarians. One side used wooden baton armed policemen, and in its wake, Japan went off the gold standard. It included engagements like the Seige of Kumamoto Castle, and it ended with the battle of (*) Shiroyama. For 10 points, name this uprising led by Saigo Takamori against the Meiji Emperor in 1877.
One of the events presaging it saw a meeting that focused on the Iwakura Mission.
Satsuma Rebellion