Military Academy Saigō Umajirō (son) Saigō Torizō (son) Siblings Marshal-Admiral Marquess Saigō Jūdō (younger brother): Navy Minister Saigō Kichijirō (younger brother): Killed in action in the Boshin War Saigō Kohei (younger brother): Killed in action in the Satsuma Rebellion Ichiki Koto (younger sister) Saigō Taka (younger sister) Saigō Yasu (younger sister) See also Seikanron Notes References Hagiwara, Kōichi (2004). (Illustrated life of Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi) Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2004 (Japanese) Jansen, Marius B. and Gilbert Rozman, eds. (1986). Japan in Transition: from Tokugawa to Meiji. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ; OCLC 12311985 Jansen, Marius (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 44090600 Ravina, Mark. (2004). The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley. ; OCLC 427566169 Yates, Charles (1995) "Saigo Takamori: The Man Behind The Myth" (New York, NY: Kegan Paul International ) Ravina, Mark J. "The Apocryphal Suicide of Saigō Takamori: Samurai, Seppuku, and the Politics of Legend" Journal of Asian Studies 69.3 (2010): 691-721. External links Saigo, Takamori | Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures (National Diet Library) 1828 births 1877 deaths People from Kagoshima Japanese swordfighters Samurai Japanese military leaders Boshin War Japanese rebels Japanese revolutionaries Meiji Restoration Nobles of the Meiji Restoration People from Satsuma Domain Seppuku from Meiji period to present Japanese politicians People of Meiji-period Japan Shimazu retainers People of the Boshin War Japanese folklore Suicides by sharp instrument in Japan People killed in the Satsuma Rebellion Deified Japanese people 1870s suicides