Who was this person?
A statesman from Chōshū and one of the "Three Great Nobles of the Restoration". First known as Katsura Kogorō, he studied under Yoshida Shōin. He concluded the Satsuma–Chōshū Alliance in 1866, helped draft the Charter Oath in the new government and pushed the return of domain registers and the abolition of the domains. Joining the Iwakura Mission, he argued for constitutional and parliamentary government.
| Name | Kido Takayoshi (木戸孝允) |
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| Born–died | 1833 – 1877 |
| Period | Late Edo–Meiji |
| Birthplace | Hagi, Nagato Province (now Yamaguchi) |
| Also known as | Katsura Kogorō |
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Born in Hagi, Chōshū, into a family of domain doctors, and later adopted by the Katsura family; in youth he was known as Katsura Kogorō.
He studied military science under Yoshida Shōin.
In Edo he honed his skills at the Renpeikan fencing school and became its head pupil.
Escaping the dangers of the Ikedaya Incident and the Kinmon Incident, he lived in hiding at Izushi in Tajima.
Representing Chōshū, he concluded the Satchō Alliance with Satsuma through Sakamoto Ryōma's mediation.
He helped draft the Charter Oath setting out the new government's principles.
He promoted the return of lands and people by the daimyo to the emperor.
After the abolition of the domains he toured the West as deputy envoy of the Iwakura Mission.
At the Osaka Conference he agreed with Ōkubo Toshimichi and others on a gradual move toward constitutional government.
He died of illness in Kyoto in the midst of the Satsuma Rebellion.
A. A statesman from Chōshū and one of the "Three Great Nobles of the Restoration". First known as Katsura Kogorō, he studied under Yoshida Shōin. He concluded the Satsuma–Chōshū Alliance in 1866, helped draft the Charter Oath in the new government and pushed the return of domain registers and the abolition of the domains. Joining the Iwakura Mission, he argued for constitutional and parliamentary government.
A. Period: Late Edo–Meiji. Born in 1833, died in 1877.
A. Kido Takayoshi was born in Hagi, Nagato Province (now Yamaguchi).
A. Yes. He was active in the Bakumatsu years as Katsura Kogorō, took the surname Kido by domain order around 1865, and was known as Kido Takayoshi in the Meiji era.
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