Beppu Shinsuke Explained

Beppu Shinsuke
Native Name:別府 晋介
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Place:Yoshino, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Death Place:Kagoshima, Empire of Japan
Placeofburial:Nanshu Cemetery, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance:Satsuma Domain
Rank:Major

was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who fought for the Satsuma Domain at the Battle of Shiroyama.

Background

He was a samurai of the Satsuma Domain, and an associate of Saigō Takamori.[1] Beppu joined Saigō's forces during the Satsuma Rebellion. At the end of the rebellion in September 24, 1877, it was Beppu who was the second at Saigō's seppuku. After Saigō's death, Beppu and the other ex-samurais charged against the ranks of the attacking Imperial Japanese Army forces, and were killed.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Marr, Andrew . A History of the World . Pan Macmillan . British Broadcasting Corporation . 2012 . 978-0-230-76753-9 . London . XLIX . en.