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People Kenshin knows in high places.

Yamagata Aritomo

General Yamagata Aritomo (山縣 有朋 1838 - 1922?), a former Chōshū clansleader, is the commander-in-chief of the Japanese imperial army and the minister of war. Yamagata was a real person, and an important Meiji statesman; he was also the first Prime Minister under the Meiji constitution of 1889. With his modern army, he defeated the samurai uprising led by Saigō Takamori. He died in 1922. The general appears a few times in the series; the first was in episode three, when he sought Kenshin's skills in the new army. They also meet in the Samurai X movie during Takimi Shigure's uprising, and for the last time in Seihousen, in 1893 before the Nisshin (The first Sino-Japanese War) took place.

Watsuki stated that he could not draw his version of Yamagata Aritomo to look like the real person seen in surviving photographs. [1]

Ōkubo Toshimichi

In history, Ōkubo Toshimichi (大久保 利通?) (1830-1878) was one of the five Ishin Shishi - Men of Spirit and the last of the three to have the highest honors in the government. He outlived Katsura and Saigō Takamori. He was a leader of the Satsuma clan, who supported the restoration of imperial power. He was responsible for the suppression of the Satsuma rebellion in 1877, led by Ōkubo's college friend, Saigō Takamori. In Rurouni Kenshin, Ōkubo appears to Kenshin for help in the Shishio crisis. In real life, Ōkubo was murdered by six discontented clansmen on his way to Tokyo on May 14, 1878. In the Kenshin series, Seta Sōjirō murders him and the clansmen take responsibility.

Kawaji Toshiyoshi

Based on the historical figure, Police Superintendent Kawaji Toshiyoshi (1834-1879) was a member of the Satsuma clan. He played an active part in the cause of the Satsuma clan during the Revolution and fought against the Satsuma Rebellion led by one of his former leaders, Saigō Takamori. Since Kawaji made an effort to modernize the police system after the Meiji era began, he earned the title of the "Father of the Japanese police."

 

 

 

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