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[[File:Saigo-kohei.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Saigô Kohei's gravestone at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]]]]
*''Died: [[1877]]/2/27''
*''Japanese'': [[西郷]] 小兵衛 ''(Saigou Kohei)''
Saigô Kohei was a younger brother of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]]. He was killed in battle during the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] in [[1877]].
Kohei was the youngest of seven brothers. He was five years old when their parents died, and he is said to have grown up with a particular adoration for his eldest brother, Takamori.
When Takamori rose up in rebellion against the [[Meiji government]] in 1877, Kohei joined him, heading the first battalion, first platoon, of the rebel army. He was killed at Takase in [[Higo province]] (today, Tamana City, [[Kumamoto prefecture]]) on 2/27 that year, and is buried at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]].
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==References==
*Plaque at Nanshû Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066980847/sizes/l]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
*''Died: [[1877]]/2/27''
*''Japanese'': [[西郷]] 小兵衛 ''(Saigou Kohei)''
Saigô Kohei was a younger brother of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Saigo Tsugumichi|Saigô Tsugumichi]]. He was killed in battle during the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] in [[1877]].
Kohei was the youngest of seven brothers. He was five years old when their parents died, and he is said to have grown up with a particular adoration for his eldest brother, Takamori.
When Takamori rose up in rebellion against the [[Meiji government]] in 1877, Kohei joined him, heading the first battalion, first platoon, of the rebel army. He was killed at Takase in [[Higo province]] (today, Tamana City, [[Kumamoto prefecture]]) on 2/27 that year, and is buried at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]].
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==References==
*Plaque at Nanshû Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066980847/sizes/l]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]