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*''Died: [[1877]]/9/24''
*''Japanese'': [[桂]] 久武 ''(Katsura Hisatake)''
Katsura Hisatake was a prominent [[Satsuma han]] official in the [[Bakumatsu period]] and the subsequent [[Satsuma Rebellion]].
Born into the Hioki branch of the [[Shimazu clan]]<ref>Descendants of [[Shimazu Toshihisa]] ([[1537]]-[[1592]]), third son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] ([[1514]]-[[1571]]).</ref>, Katsura was a longtime personal friend of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]]. He served as an ''[[metsuke|ômetsuke]]'' within [[Satsuma han]] for a time, before becoming a ''[[karo|karô]]'' and continuing in that role through the events of the [[Meiji Restoration]].
Following the Restoration, Katsura became governor of Miyakonojo prefecture for a time; during the Satsuma Rebellion he served as a supply officer.
Katsura was killed in battle at [[battle of Shiroyama|Shiroyama]] alongside Saigô and many others on Sept 24, [[1877]], and was buried alongside many of those same compatriots at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15253157082/sizes/k/]
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[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Japanese'': [[桂]] 久武 ''(Katsura Hisatake)''
Katsura Hisatake was a prominent [[Satsuma han]] official in the [[Bakumatsu period]] and the subsequent [[Satsuma Rebellion]].
Born into the Hioki branch of the [[Shimazu clan]]<ref>Descendants of [[Shimazu Toshihisa]] ([[1537]]-[[1592]]), third son of [[Shimazu Takahisa]] ([[1514]]-[[1571]]).</ref>, Katsura was a longtime personal friend of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]]. He served as an ''[[metsuke|ômetsuke]]'' within [[Satsuma han]] for a time, before becoming a ''[[karo|karô]]'' and continuing in that role through the events of the [[Meiji Restoration]].
Following the Restoration, Katsura became governor of Miyakonojo prefecture for a time; during the Satsuma Rebellion he served as a supply officer.
Katsura was killed in battle at [[battle of Shiroyama|Shiroyama]] alongside Saigô and many others on Sept 24, [[1877]], and was buried alongside many of those same compatriots at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15253157082/sizes/k/]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Bakumatsu]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
