A bronze statue of a man hunting with his dog commemorates one of this province's statesman, who used the motto "revere heaven and love man.
One ruler of this region leaked details about illegal foreign trade to force his father's chief advisor, Zusho, to commit suicide. A bronze statue of a man hunting with his dog commemorates one of this province's statesman, who used the motto "revere heaven and love man." A retinue of warriors serving the ruler of this region killed a merchant named Charles Lennox Richardson, leading to the Namamugi incident, in which the captain of the HMS Euryalus was killed while bombarding this historical state's capital. This region was ruled by the Shimazu clan, which expanded its holdings by conquering the Ryukyu Islands. This region formed an alliance with Tosa and Choshu to provide most of the Imperial forces in the Boshin War. A man from this region, who offered to sacrifice himself in order to provoke a war with Korea, eventually died near its capital of Kagoshima in a last stand with 500 samurai. For 10 points, name this historical region in Kyushu where Saigo Takamori led a failed 1877 rebellion.
One ruler of this region leaked details about illegal foreign trade to force his father's chief advisor, Zusho, to commit suicide.
Satsuma Domain [or Satsuma-han; accept Kagoshima Domain before "Kagoshima"]