Saigo Takamori Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Saigo Takamori, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Japan.

3 records1868–18873 events1 places

Chronological biography

1868

Restoration2 January 1868

Warfare / Civil War · Kyoto

Leads his troops into the Imperial Palace to proclaim the restoration of the Emperors

1887

Coup1887

Government / Government of Japan

Saigo Takamori, a samurai statesman from Kyushu, led a bloody rebellion against the national Government which he helped create

National Government1887

Government / Government of Japan

Saigo Takamori, a samurai statesman from Kyushu, led a bloody rebellion against the national Government which he helped create

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.