Akiyama Saneyuki
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Akiyama Saneyuki (秋山 真之, April 12, 1868 – February 4, 1918)[2] was a Meiji-period career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was famous as a planner of Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese general Akiyama Yoshifuru was his elder brother[3] and the Japanese politician Hisako Ōishi was his granddaughter.[4]
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Akiyama Saneyuki | |
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Born | April 12, 1868 Matsuyama, Iyo Province, Japan |
Died | February 4, 1918(1918-02-04) (aged 49)[1] Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1890–1917 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | 2nd Fleet Akitsushima Otowa Hashidate Izumo Ibuki |
Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Akiyama.