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Kabayama Sukenori was the first [[governor-general of Taiwan]]. Previously, he had been a samurai retainer to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], and following the abolition of the samurai class and the ''bakuhan'' system, commander of the second Kyushu outpost garrison. He played a significant role in pressuring the national government to send [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|a punitive expedition to Taiwan]] following the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]].
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==References==
*Uemura Hideaki. "The Colonial Annexation of Okinawa and the Logic of International Law: The Formation of an 'Indigenous People' in East Asia." ''Japanese Studies'' 23:2 (2003). p109.
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]