Saigo Takamori

/ saɪˈiːɡəʊ ˌtækəˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Saigo Takamori18281877MJapaneseMISC: samuraiPOLITICS: statesman 1828–77, Japanese samurai, who led (1868) the coup that restored imperial government. In 1877 he reluctantly led a samurai rebellion, committing suicide when it failed