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Count Gotō Shōjirō (後藤 象二郎, April 13, 1838 – August 4, 1897) was a Japanese samurai and politician during the Bakumatsu and early Meiji period of Japanese history. He was a leader of Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動, jiyū minken undō) which would evolve into a political party.
Gotō Shōjirō (born April 13, 1838, Tosa province, Japan—died August 4, 1897, Tokyo) was one of the leaders of the Meiji Restoration, the 1868 overthrow of feudal authority in Japan, and a major proponent of restructuring the new government along Western parliamentary lines.
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Mar 27, 2013 · He was welcomed back in good standing as a Tosa retainer, chiefly through the efforts of Gotō Shōjirō (後藤象二郎, 1838-1897), now the leading Tosa official.
Aug 1, 2017 · Sakamoto Ryōma is one of Japan’s favorite historical figures and was a central mover in efforts to overthrow the shogunate 150 years ago. He was killed at the age of 31, however, and so did not...
Mar 24, 2023 · The book is also interspersed with incisive portraits of the thoughts, character, and temperament of a succession of characters, including Yamauchi Yōdō, Yoshida Tōyō, Takeichi Zuizan, Gotō Shōjirō, Iwasaki Yatarō, and Iwakura Tomomi.
Japanese noble (1838-1897) 象二郞 象二郎, しょうじろう, Shōjirō, Shojiro, Shoujirou, Syôzirô, Syouzirou 後藤 aka ごとう, Gotō, Gotô, Goto, Gotou, Gotoh (13 Apr 1838 - 4 Aug 1897)
This manuscript is the handwritten draft of proposals formulated by Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-67) and Gotō Shōjirō (1838-97), pro-imperial activists from the Tosa Domain (now Kochi prefecture) in western Japan, in 1867.
