The Satsuma Rebellion, so named for the region in which most of the fighting happened, took place from January to September of 1877. The rebellion was led by Saigō Takamori, a former leader in the Meiji government who grew to question the integrity of the new government and eventually reject the social reforms that he had once supported. He led a group of Samurai on a conquest all over the Satsuma Domain against the imperial army. The imperial army was made of conscripts, emblematic of the focus on equality that had arisen in recent years.