Boshin War 1868 - 1869

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The Samurai Women of Japanese History

Yamakawa Futaba (1844-1909), who fought to defend Tsuruga Castle in the Boshin War (1868-69).

Samurai holding a muchi (whip) during the second Choshu expedition circa 1864-1865.

Portrait of Samata Sakuma, (1844 - 1915). Military officer. Born in Yamaguchi, the son of a samurai of the Hagi Clan. He studied Western military science under Masujiro Omura. He served in the Boshin War. In 1872, he entered the army and became a captain. He took part in the Saga Rebellion. In 1906, he became the 5th governor-general of Taiwan. Later he became an army general and a hakushaku (count).

Shojutai (rifle unit) of the the Satsuma clan, Boshin war, late Edo period, they are holding what appears to be Warner carbines, made for James Warner of Springfield, Mass. by the Massachusetts Arms Co, circa 1864. Vintage, Qing Dynasty, Satsuma, Japanese Warrior, Edo Period, The Last Samurai, Modern Japan

Shojutai (rifle unit) of the the Satsuma clan, Boshin war, late Edo period, they are holding what appears to be Warner carbines, made for James Warner of Springfield, Mass. by the Massachusetts Arms Co, circa 1864.

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Hitomi Katsutaro 1843-1922 holding a muchi (whip), shogunate soldier during the Boshin war (1868-1869), he became the Matsumae magistrate of Ezo Republic, after the Meiji Restoration he became a businessman.

Two samurai wearing Western style clothing and shoulder carry sword belts, late Edo period, Boshin war era.

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Inoue Kowashi ( 井上毅 1843 – 1895) was a statesman in Meiji period Japan. He fought on the imperial side in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu. After Ōkubo’s assassination, he worked closely with Itō Hirobumi and Iwakura Tomomi, and became a member of the Genrōin.

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Samurai from the Satsuma clan, Boshin war era, late 1800s.

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Samurai from the Satsuma clan, Boshin war era, late 1800s.

Yamamoto Yaeko (1 December 1845 – 14 June 1932), also known as Niijima Yae, was skilled in gunnery and took part in the defense of Aizu when the Boshin War broke out in 1868. Later she served as a nurse during the Russo-Japanese War and Sino-Japanese War, and became the first woman outside of Imperial House of Japan to be decorated for her service to the country.