One prominent figure involved in this conflict used the slogan "New government, high morality" and had earlier failed to convince his government to allow him to provoke a war with Korea during the Seikanron debate.
The lead-up to this conflict saw an assassination attempt by Nakahara Hisao and a fact-finding mission by Hayashi Tomiyuki and Kawamura Sumiyoshi. One prominent figure involved in this conflict used the slogan "New government, high morality" and had earlier failed to convince his government to allow him to provoke a war with Korea during the Seikanron debate. Its opening stages saw Kuroda Kiyotaka and Yamakawa Hiroshi relieve Tani Tateki, who had been besieged at Kumamoto Castle. The climax of this conflict came when the losing side was trapped outside Kagoshima by the fleet of Kawamura Sumiyoshi and the fortified army of Yamagata Aritomo. The losers then made a heroic last stand, charging lines of riflemen with swords at the Battle of Shiroyama. Led by Saigo Takamori, for 10 points, name this 1877 uprising of samurai against the imperial government of Meiji Japan depicted in The Last Samurai.
The lead-up to this conflict saw an assassination attempt by Nakahara Hisao and a fact-finding mission by Hayashi Tomiyuki and Kawamura Sumiyoshi.
Satsuma Rebellion [accept Southwestern War or Seinan Senso]