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Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 2 - Satsuma-Choshu Alliance and the Fall of the Shogunate
Manage episode 403463693 series 2709353
Saigo has returned from exile, and in Kyoto his lord, Hisamistu, fights daily with Hitoshubashi Keiki. How did Japan get into this mess, and how can it be saved? Let's take a step-by-step look at the Forbiden Gate incident, the SatCho alliance, the abdication of the last Shogun, the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and finally the arrival of the Meiji era.
Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support
More info on https://japanexplained.com/saigo-takamori/
Instagram: @japanexplained
Cover design: @justlavi
29 episodes
Manage episode 403463693 series 2709353
Saigo has returned from exile, and in Kyoto his lord, Hisamistu, fights daily with Hitoshubashi Keiki. How did Japan get into this mess, and how can it be saved? Let's take a step-by-step look at the Forbiden Gate incident, the SatCho alliance, the abdication of the last Shogun, the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and finally the arrival of the Meiji era.
Support the show: https://japanexplained.com/#support
More info on https://japanexplained.com/saigo-takamori/
Instagram: @japanexplained
Cover design: @justlavi
29 episodes
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