Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Takasugi Shinsaku

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Takasugi Shinsaku

高杉晋作
alternative words: Shinsaku Takasugi
keywords: famous person , meiji revolution
related topics: Yoshida Shoin , Kido Takayoshi , Choshu domain , Meiji revolution
related web sites: http://www2.nkansai.ne.jp/users/syura/ , http://member.nifty.ne.jp/MOONRIVER/takasugi.html , http://member.nifty.ne.jp/mihiro/bakumatsu/tyosyu/tyosyutop.html
explanation: Born in 1839 in a samurai family of Choshu domain. After having studied at Shoka Sonjuku school of Yoshida Shoin, he traveled to Shanghai, where he witnessed the western colonialism in China. He organized Kiheitai, a militia composed with farmers and merchants to fight against westerners during Shimonoseki bombardment (1863-64). In 1865, Shinsaku took control of Choshu domain with Kido Takayoshi and repelled the 2e attack of Edo shogunate in 1866. He died of tuberculosis in 1867.