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[[File:Murata-shinpachi.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Murata's grave at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]]]]
*''Japanese'': [[村田]]新八 ''(Murata Shinpachi)''
Murata was named ''Kunaidainojô'' (a post in the [[Imperial Household Ministry]]) in [[1871]], and joined the [[Iwakura Mission]], traveling to Europe and the US. Returning to Japan in [[1874]], he quit his post in the [[Meiji government|government]] and returned home to [[Kagoshima]], where he became the head of the ''[[Shigakko|Shigakkô]]'' artillery crew.
In the [[battle of Shiroyama]] which marked the end of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], Murata committed suicide after witnessing [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori's]] death. He is buried along with Saigô at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.
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==References==
*Plaque on-site at Nanshû Cemetery.
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*''Japanese'': [[村田]]新八 ''(Murata Shinpachi)''
Murata was named ''Kunaidainojô'' (a post in the [[Imperial Household Ministry]]) in [[1871]], and joined the [[Iwakura Mission]], traveling to Europe and the US. Returning to Japan in [[1874]], he quit his post in the [[Meiji government|government]] and returned home to [[Kagoshima]], where he became the head of the ''[[Shigakko|Shigakkô]]'' artillery crew.
In the [[battle of Shiroyama]] which marked the end of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], Murata committed suicide after witnessing [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori's]] death. He is buried along with Saigô at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.
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==References==
*Plaque on-site at Nanshû Cemetery.
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
