{"id":5974,"date":"2025-09-16T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/?p=5974"},"modified":"2025-12-14T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:00:32","slug":"the-satsuma-rebellion-online-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/the-satsuma-rebellion-online-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Satsuma Rebellion: Online Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/games\/meiji\/\">The Satsuma Rebellion: Online Simulation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japan stands on the edge of transformation &#8211; and on the brink of chaos. In this high-stakes simulation, you become the Meiji Emperor, supreme guardian of a nation caught between centuries-old samurai honor and the unstoppable tide of modernization. The Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 erupts like a storm, led by warriors who refuse to let their world die. Provinces smolder, armies gather, and the empire looks to you for direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Will you crush the rebellion with overwhelming force?<\/li><li>Seek peace with men who feel betrayed by the nation they once served?<\/li><li>Or forge a bold new path that neither side expects?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every choice ripples across the empire. Every hesitation could cost you the nation itself. The destiny of modern Japan is in your hands!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/main_area\/games\/meiji\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/menus\/japan\/satsuma.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/Miscellaneous\/menus\/IB\/meiji\/\">full scheme of work on the Meiji Restoration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumnail.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Satsuma Rebellion: Online Simulation Japan stands on the edge of transformation &#8211; and on the brink of chaos. In this high-stakes simulation, you become the Meiji Emperor, supreme guardian of a nation caught between centuries-old samurai honor and the unstoppable tide of modernization. The Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 erupts like a storm, led by&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/the-satsuma-rebellion-online-simulation\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industrial-revolution","category-ib-history"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5960,"url":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/key-stage\/ib-history\/european-countries-how-did-they-contribute-to-the-meiji-restoration\/","url_meta":{"origin":5974,"position":0},"title":"European countries: How did they Contribute to the Meiji Restoration?","author":"Russel Tarr","date":"August 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"European countries: How did they Contribute to the Meiji Restoration? 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