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Kido Takayoshi (木戸 孝允, born Wada Kogorō (和田 小五郎); August 11, 1833 – May 26, 1877), formerly known as Katsura Kogorō (桂 小五郎), was a Japanese statesman, samurai and shishi who is considered one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
May 22, 2024 · Kido Takayoshi (born Aug. 11, 1833, Chōshū, Nagato province, Japan—died May 26, 1877, Tokyo) was one of the heroes of the Meiji Restoration, the overthrow of the 264-year rule by the Tokugawa family and return of power to the Japanese emperor. After the imperial restoration of 1868, Kido became one of the most effective officials in the new ...
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Learn about KIDO Takayoshi, a statesman who played a key role in the sonno joi undo and the Meiji Restoration. Find out his biography, achievements, publications and National Diet Library's collections related to him.
Learn about Kido Takayoshi, a Chōshū samurai and Meiji statesman who played a key role in the overthrow of the shogunate and the modernisation of Japan. Read his biography, achievements, diaries and references.
KIDO TAKAYOSHI is well known as one of the principal promoters of the Meiji Revolution of 1868. He has also received ample recognition for his. subsequent work as an antifeudal reformer. Between 1868 and 1871 he guided the movement which swept away an obsolete administrative.
Kido Takayoshi (. 木戸孝允. ) Takayoshi KIDO (August 11, 1833 - May 26, 1877) was a Japanese samurai and statesman who had a distinguished career from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period. His first name is sometimes read as 'Koin' in Chinese reading. He was a leading figure of the so-called 'Choshu Oligarchy' of the Choshu clan.
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Kido Takayoshi ; August 11, 1833 – May 26, 1877), formerly known as Katsura Kogorō , was a Japanese statesman, samurai and shishi who is considered one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
