Saga Rebellion

Saga Rebellion
Part of the Shizoku rebellions of the Meiji period

An ukiyo-e of the Saga Rebellion
Date16 February – 9 April 1874
Location
Saga Prefecture
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Meiji Government Saga rebels
Commanders and leaders
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Prince Komatsu Akihito
Shizuo Nozu
Yamada Akiyoshi		 Etō Shinpei †
Shima Yoshitake †
Hisatake Asakura †
Units involved
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy		 Unknown
Strength
c. 5,000 soldiers and policemen
c. 5,000 shizoku volunteers 		11,000 Saga rebels
3,000 members of the Seikantō Party & Ugoku League
Casualties and losses
147 killed
209 wounded		 173 killed
160 wounded
Other leaders executed

The Saga Rebellion (佐賀の乱, Saga no ran) was an 1874 uprising in Kyūshū against the new Meiji government of Japan. It was led by Etō Shinpei and Shima Yoshitake in their native domain of Hizen.

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