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as vice minister and placed him in charge with the selection of non-commissioned officer candidates. Yamada selected about 100 people, mainly from various units of Chōshū Domain, and from
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and her daughter Ako. However, his condition did not improve, and he underwent surgery on
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and others about threats to Ōmura's life, he decided to make an inspection tour of these new facilities in person. After inspecting the
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was partly due to geographic reasons (Osaka was more central than Tokyo, and it would be easier to respond to domestic incidents), and partly due to a desire to remove himself form the Ōkubo faction's obstruction of his military reforms. Despite rumors and concerns raised by
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seriously injured, with cuts to his forehead, left temple, arm, right finger, right elbow, and right knee joint, and barely escaped with his life by hiding in a bath full of dirty water. On
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