Saigo Takamori Explained. Part 2 - Satsuma-Choshu Alliance and the Fall of the Shogunate
Feb 27, 2024•52 min•Ep. 27
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Episode description
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.
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