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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, at the age of 31, and is buried at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]].
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, at the age of 31, and is buried at the [[Nanshu Cemetery|Nanshû Cemetery]] in [[Kagoshima]].
He had one son, [[Saigo Kokichi|Saigô Kôkichi]].<ref>Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49491207387/sizes/4k/]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
*Plaque at Nanshû Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066980847/sizes/l]
*Plaque at Nanshû Cemetery.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15066980847/sizes/l]
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[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]