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This polity established a namesake alliance with a more northern region following the Summer War, the second of two government expeditions against that more northern region. The British navy bombarded a major city in this sub-national region after the bodyguards of a regent of this polity killed the merchant Charles Lennox (15[1])Richardson. A leader of this polity established (-5[1])private military academies called shigakkō, (-5[1])graduates of which joined him during the siege of Kumamoto Castle. The abolition of the han system led to the end of this region’s control over the (*) Ryukyu Islands. The Keio Reforms were created in response to a conflict named for this domain that ended with the Battle of Shiroyama. That conflict, named for this domain, was led by Saigo Takamori. (10[1])For 10 points, what southwestern Japanese domain names a rebellion of samurai against (10[1])the Meiji (10[1])government? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Satsuma Domain [accept the Kagoshima Domain; accept the Satsuma Rebellion; prompt on Kyushu]
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