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*''Born: [[1841]]'' | *''Born: [[1841]]'' | ||
* ''Died: [[1911]]'' | * ''Died: [[1911]]'' | ||
* Japanese: トマス グラバー ''(Thomas Glover)'' | * Japanese: トマス グラバー ''(Thomas Glover)'' | ||
| − | A Scottish trader who provided arms and assistance to the anti-Tokugawa han of Choshu through his Nagasaki-based trading company. Ryoma purchased arms with funds provided by Satsuma for the venture. Glover also arranged for Japanese to study abroad in the UK. | + | |
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| + | A Scottish trader who provided arms and assistance to the anti-[[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] han of [[Choshu]] through his [[Nagasaki]]-based trading company. [[Sakamoto Ryoma]] purchased arms with funds provided by [[Satsuma province|Satsuma]] for the venture. Glover also arranged for Japanese to study abroad in the UK. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*Hillsborough, Romulus. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999 | *Hillsborough, Romulus. ''RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai''. Ridgeback Press, 1999 | ||
*Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994. | *Jansen, Marius B. ''Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration''. Columbia University Press, 1994. | ||
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Revision as of 13:10, 15 April 2007
A Scottish trader who provided arms and assistance to the anti-Tokugawa han of Choshu through his Nagasaki-based trading company. Sakamoto Ryoma purchased arms with funds provided by Satsuma for the venture. Glover also arranged for Japanese to study abroad in the UK.
References
- Hillsborough, Romulus. RYOMA- Life of a Renaissance Samurai. Ridgeback Press, 1999
- Jansen, Marius B. Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration. Columbia University Press, 1994.
