The Saga Rebellion was an 1874 uprising in Kyūshū against the new Meiji government of Japan. It was led by Etō Shinpei and Shima Yoshitake in their native domain of Hizen.
An ukiyo-e of the Saga Rebellion
Eto and Shima on the run as fugitives
Head of Etō Shinpei after his execution
Prince Komatsu Akihito was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who was a member of the Fushimi-no-miya, one of the shinnōke branches of the Imperial Family of Japan, which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Prince Komatsu Akihito
Statue of Prince Komatsu Akihito in Ueno Park.
Prince Yoshiaki in England
Prince Komatsu Akihito