- In this Japanese name, the family name is Etō. in modern times usually consist of a Family name ( Surname) followed by a Given name. A family name or last name is a type of Surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs
Etō Shimpei (江藤新平 Etō Shinpei?); 18 March 1834 - 13 April 1874), was a Japanese statesman during the early Meiji period, remembered chiefly for his role in the unsuccessful Saga Rebellion. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The 1874 was one of a number of uprisings in Kyūshū against the new Meiji government of Japan by members of the former Samurai
Early Life & Meiji Bureaucrat
Etō was born into a samurai family in Saga, in Hizen province (present-day Saga prefecture). is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Hizen (肥前国 Hizen no kuni was an old province of Japan which bordered on Chikuzen and Chikugo. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. During the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu, he served as a general in the imperial army. The was a Civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of
After the Meiji Restoration, Etō was appointed to a number of posts, including that of Minister of Justice in 1872, and was responsible for drafting Japan's first modern penal code the (Kaitei Ritsurei). The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure A penal code is a portion of a State 's Laws defining Crimes and specifying the Punishment. In 1873, he became a sangi (Councilor) in the Daijō-kan, but resigned the same year, after the Seikanron proposal made by Saigo Takamori to invade Korea was rejected. The was the Department of State in Nara and Heian period Japan and briefly under the Meiji Constitution. The Seikanron (Japanese 征韓論 Korean 정한론 lit"Debate to conquer Korea" debate was a major political conflagration which occurred in Japan in 1873. was one of the most influential Samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
Anti-government agitator & rebel
After resigning from the government, Etō returned home to his native Saga, and gathered together a group of dissaffected former samurai who were unhappy with the current regime. He formed the Aikoku Koto political party which criticized the government and called for the formation of a national assembly. The was a Political party in Meiji period Japan. The Aikoku Kōtō was formed in January 1874 by Itagaki Taisuke, Etō Shimpei Receiving little support, he then resorted to armed insurrection (the Saga Rebellion), gathering some 3000 followers, attacking a local bank for funds, and capturing government offices. The 1874 was one of a number of uprisings in Kyūshū against the new Meiji government of Japan by members of the former Samurai The revolt was quickly suppressed by government forces under Okubo Toshimichi, and Etō, along with 13 other ringleaders, were executed. (10 August 1830 &ndash 14 May 1878 was a Japanese Statesman, a Samurai of Satsuma, and one of the Three great nobles who
Reference and further reading
- Duus, Peter. The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910 (Twentieth-Century Japan - the Emergence of a World Power, 4). University of California Press (1998). ISBN 0-520-21361-0.
- Hane, Mikiso. Modern Japan: A Historical Survey. Westview Press (2001). ISBN 0-8133-3756-9
- Harries, Meirion. Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. Random House; Reprint edition (1994). ISBN 0-679-75303-6
- Najita, Tetsuo. Japan: The Intellectual Foundations of Modern Japanese Politics. University Of Chicago Press (1980). ISBN 0-226-56803-2
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