lies ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Category : A mp itt ia <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁states man ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Great ▁Nob les ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁found ers ▁of ▁modern ▁Japan . ▁▁ Ō k ub o ▁was ▁a ▁sam ur ai ▁of ▁the ▁S ats uma ▁Domain ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁movement ▁to ▁over throw ▁the ▁r uling ▁Tok ug awa ▁Sh og un ate ▁during ▁the ▁Bak um ats u ▁period . ▁ Ō k ub o ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration , ▁and ▁upon ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Me iji ▁o lig archy . ▁ Ō k ub o ▁joined ▁the ▁I w ak ura ▁Mission ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Ministry ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁over see ing ▁numerous ▁major ▁re forms ▁in ▁Japan , ▁including ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁H ait ō rei ▁Ed ict . ▁ Ō k ub o ▁was ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁the ▁Se ikan ron ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Os aka ▁Conference ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁with ▁dis ill usion ed ▁members ▁of ▁Me iji ▁o lig archy . ▁ Ō k ub o ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁by ▁former ▁sam ur ai ▁of ▁the ▁S ats uma ▁Domain ▁after ▁the ▁" Sh iz oku ▁Reb ell ions " ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁against ▁the ▁S ats uma ▁Reb ell ion . ▁