Maresuke Nogi

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Nogi Maresuke

(born December 1849, Edo [Tokyo], Japan — died Sept. 13, 1912, Tokyo) General in Meiji-period Japan. He served as governor of Taiwan (then occupied by Japan) and fought in the Russo-Japanese War. On the death of the Meiji emperor, Nogi and his wife committed ritual suicide by seppuku (self-disembowlment), considered the ultimate samurai act of loyalty. This action affected such Meiji-period writers as Natsume Soseki and Mori Ogai (1862 – 1922) and illuminated the contrast between Japan's feudal past and rapidly modernizing present.

For more information on Nogi Maresuke, visit Britannica.com.

Search unanswered questions...

Browse: Unanswered questions | Most-recent questions | Reference library

Columbia Encyclopedia: Maresuke Nogi

Top

Nogi, Maresuke (märā'sūkā nō'gē), 1849-1912, Japanese general. Made a lieutenant general in 1895, he became governor-general of Taiwan. He was the hero of the capture of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War and was honored as a model of loyalty when he committed hara-kiri to follow the Meiji emperor into death.

Learn More

	Hirohito
	List of people on stamps of Burma
	Sasaki Takatsuna

What is mabi nogi? Read answer...

Help us answer these

Does ruka nogi love mikan sakura?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

		Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. © 2006 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more
		Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/. Read more