Tani Tateki
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General Tani Tateki
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| Nickname(s) | Tani Kanjō |
| Born | March 18, 1837 Kochi, Tosa province, Japan |
| Died | May 13, 1911 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars |
Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Taiwan Expedition of 1874 |
| Other work | Minister of Agriculture & Commerce |
Viscount Tani Tateki (谷 干城?, 18 March 1837 – 13 May 1911) was a statesman and lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in Meiji period Japan. He was also known as Tani Kanjō.
Tani was born in Kōchi, Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture) as the 4th son of a local samurai. He was sent to Edo in 1857, and became active in the Sonnō jōi movement. In 1866, he was ordered by his domain to go to Nagasaki, where he met Gotō Shōjirō and Sakamoto Ryōma, who convinced him to meet with Saigō Takamori in Edo the following year, and to work for an alliance between Tosa and Satsuma.
Tani fought in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, leading imperial forces in the north Kantō, and Aizu-Wakamatsu campaigns.
After the Meiji restoration, Tani became a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and helped suppress a number of samurai uprisings in Kyūshū, including the Saga Rebellion and Shimpūren Rebellion. He withstood a siege of 52 days in Kumamoto castle against Saigō Takamori during the Satsuma Rebellion. Tani also took part in the Taiwan Expedition of 1874.
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