Jisho

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しんさんけつ 維新三傑
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. three great nobles of the Restoration; three statesmen (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi) who played an important role during the Meiji RestorationHistorical term
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2. Three great noblesIn Japan, Three great nobles are figured playing an important role in the Meiji restoration. They are called Ishin no Sanketsu (維新の三傑, Three outstanding heroes in the restoration) in Japan. They are: Ōkubo Toshimichi of the Satsuma Domain Saigō Takamori of the Satsuma Domain Kido Takayoshi (also known as Katsura Kogorō) of the Chōshū Domain These three people died one after another between 1877 and 1878.
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