▁and ▁in ▁the ▁S ats uma ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁some ▁S ats uma ▁reb els ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Sa ig ō ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁new ▁government ' s ▁army . ▁As ▁Home ▁Minister , ▁ Ō k ub o ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁Sa ig ō . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁re bell ion ' s ▁forces , ▁many ▁S ats uma ▁sam ur ai ▁considered ▁ Ō k ub o ▁a ▁tra itor . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁ Ō k ub o ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁Sh im ada ▁Ich ir ō ▁and ▁six ▁K aga ▁Domain ▁sam ur ai ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁imperial ▁palace , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ' ▁walk ▁from ▁the ▁Sak ur ada ▁gate ▁where ▁I i ▁Na os u ke ▁had ▁been ▁assass in ated ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ Ō k ub o ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Me iji ▁Rest oration ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁modern ▁government al ▁structures . ▁From ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁Minister ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁( a ▁newly ▁created ▁post ), ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁man ▁in ▁Japan . ▁A ▁dev out ▁loyal ist ▁and ▁national