Second Japanese Civil War (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The Second Japanese Civil War (Japanese: ダイニチジ ワナイセン Dainichiji Wanaisen; Kanji: 第二次和内戰) was a multi-party war in Japan fought from 1919 to 1925 between the forces loyal to the ruling government of Empire of Japan and forces loyal to the Nationalist Party of Japan. The war is preceded by the series of revolutions in Japan between 1918 and 1919 that known as the Kibi Revolution. The Nationalist Army faced an opposition from the Imperial Army of Japan, the pro-independence movements in southern Korea and the Philippine islands as well as the pro-Chinese uprisings in Takasago. The conflict eventually ended with the victory of Nationalist forces in 1922 and the consolidation of the Republic of Japan as the legitimate government of the Japanese islands in 1926.