Tsugumichi SAIGO : The strongest' younger brother' who pursued the Meiji Revolution / Ogawara, Masamichi, 1976-

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Japanese title: 新書 日本史 西郷従道-維新革命を追求した最強の「弟」 / 小川原正道 中公新書
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Released date: 20 Aug 2024

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Japanese History
Chuko Shinsho / At the end of the Edo period, Tsugumichi who was active as a patriot of the Sonno Joi group under his older brother Toshimichi OKUBO. In his mid-20s, after visiting Europe, he conquered Formosa as the head of the dispatched army. In the Seinan War, he turned his back on his older brother who was the leader of the rebel army. In the Seinan War, he gave priority to building the nation as the deputy Minister of the Army. After he committed suicide by killing himself, he was confined to his house, but he returned at the request of the Emperor. He served as the Minister of the Navy for a long time, served concurrently as the Minister of Land and Navy during the Sino-Japanese War, and played a central role in the government as a Genro (elder statesman Prime Minister