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Uprising on the night of the 15th day of the 12th month of Genji 1 (January 12, 1865); after fighting at Edō, Ōta, and Akamura through the 1st–2nd months of Genji 2 (1865), Hagi Castle was seized on the 14th day of the 2nd month of Genji 2 (March 11, 1865)
On the night of the 15th day of the 12th month of Genji 1 (January 12, 1865), Takasugi Shinsaku led a force of just 84 men in an uprising at Kōzan-ji temple in Chōfu against the conservative "junronha" faction that had taken control of Chōshū domain and submitted to the shogunate. Joined by the domain's irregular militia units, the rebels won a string of victories and seized Hagi Castle by the 2nd month of Genji 2 (1865), swinging Chōshū policy decisively toward overthrowing the shogunate.
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