Kusaka Genzui

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Kusaka Genzui was a prominent late-Edo period samurai and political activist from the Chōshū Domain who played a key role in the sonnō jōi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) movement leading up to the Meiji Restoration.

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Label Occurrences
Kusaka Genzui canonical 4

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
political activist ⓘ
samurai ⓘ
activity anti‑shogunate activism ⓘ
political agitation ⓘ
allegiance Chōshū Domain ⓘ
associatedWith Chōshū loyalists ⓘ
Meiji Restoration ⓘ
imperial loyalist movement ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalContext Japanese samurai class ⓘ
domain Chōshū Domain ⓘ
era late Edo period ⓘ
goal expulsion of Western powers ⓘ
strengthening imperial authority ⓘ
historicalContext Bakumatsu ⓘ
historicalRole contributed to downfall of Tokugawa regime ⓘ
ideology Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
loyalty Emperor of Japan ⓘ
movement sonnō jōi ⓘ
name Kusaka Genzui ⓘ
nativeName 久坂玄瑞 ⓘ
notableFor involvement in events leading to Meiji Restoration ⓘ
leadership in sonnō jōi movement ⓘ
occupation samurai retainer ⓘ
opposedTo Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti‑Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
politicalGoal restoration of imperial rule ⓘ
politicalPosition pro‑imperial restoration ⓘ
region Chōshū ⓘ
linked to: Chōshū region
role influential Chōshū samurai ⓘ
leader in sonnō jōi activism ⓘ
significance important precursor to the Meiji Restoration ⓘ
key figure in the sonnō jōi movement ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chōshū Domain → notableFigure → Kusaka Genzui ⓘ
Yoshida Shōin → notableStudent → Kusaka Genzui ⓘ
Shōka Sonjuku → student → Kusaka Genzui ⓘ
subject linked to: Shōka Sonjuku academy
Kusaka Genzui → name → Kusaka Genzui ⓘ