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===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]===

===[[Satsuma Rebellion]]===

*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]].

*1877/2/20 [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] is declared a rebel by the [[Meiji government]].

*1877/2/22 Saigô's army attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at [[Kumamoto castle]].

*1877/2/22 Saigô's army of roughly 42,000 attempts to oust the Imperial garrison at [[Kumamoto castle]].

*1877/4/15 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted.

*1877/4/15 Saigô's [[siege of Kumamoto castle]] is lifted.

*The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces.

*The rebels retreat to [[Kagoshima]] and are in the end eventually defeated by Imperial forces.

==Other Events of 1877==

==Other Events of 1877==

*[[Ainu]] lands are made the property of the State.

*[[Ainu]] lands are made the property of the State.