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Et Shimpei , was a Japanese statesman during the early Meiji period, remembered chiefly for his role in the unsuccessful Saga Rebellion.

Et was born into a crestless and poor samurai family in Yae in Hizen province . He lived near the house of Sagara Chian who also played an influential role in MeijiJapan. In 1848 Et entered the school of the Nabeshima Clan and soon drew attention as a gifted young man, but after his father lost his employment, he continued his studies in a private school run by Edayoshi Shiny, an ardent adherent of National Studies . Together with other ambitious young samurai such as kuma Shigenobu, Soejima Taneomi, ki Takat, Shima Yoshitake, Et joined the Gizaidmei established by Edayoshi in 1850. Three years later he wrote a paper , in which he propagated the opening of Japan and a series of plans to gain economic and military strength. After his marriage he worked for the Saga domain.

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