Togo Heihachiro

T?g? Heihachir? (?? ??? T?g? Heihachir?, January 27 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese admiral and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was called 'the Nelson of the East'.

Early life

Togo was born on December 22 1847 (by the Western calendar) in the Kachiyacho district of city of Kagoshima in Satsuma Province (modern-day Kagoshima prefecture). His father was a samurai serving under the house of Shimazu, and he had three brothers.

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December 22 - 1847 - Kagoshima - Satsuma Province - Kagoshima prefecture - Shimazu

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Kachiyacho was one of Kagoshima's samurai housing districts, in which many other influential figures of the Meiji period were born, such as Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi. They rose to prominent positions under the Meiji Emperor partly because the Satsuma clan had been a decisive military and political factor in the Boshin war against the Bakufu and the restoration of Imperial power.

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Meiji period - Saigo Takamori - Okubo Toshimichi - Meiji Emperor - Satsuma clan - Boshin war - Bakufu

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