In January 1877, hearing the government transfer weapons and gunpowder from Satsuma to Osaka, SAIGO's students at Shigakko (schools mainly for warriors) became infuriated and raised a riot, which triggered off the Seinan War.
明治10年（1877年）1月、政府が薩摩の武器火薬を大阪へ移動を開始したことに激昴した西郷の私学校生徒らが暴動を起こし、これを発端に西南戦争が勃発。