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Saigo Takamori: Hero of the Meiji Restoration
How the “last samurai” Saigo Takamori escaped exile and changed Japan forever – before he rebelled against the new state he helped create.
January 8, 2020
How the “last samurai” Saigo Takamori escaped exile and changed Japan forever – before he rebelled against the new state he helped create.
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