The 1876 Akizuki Rebellion was one of a number of [[shizoku rebellions|samurai uprisings]] which took place in the 1870s in [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]] against the new government which took over Japan in the 1868 [[Meiji Restoration]]. | The 1876 Akizuki Rebellion was one of a number of [[shizoku rebellions|samurai uprisings]] which took place in the 1870s in [[Kyushu|Kyûshû]] against the new government which took over Japan in the 1868 [[Meiji Restoration]]. |