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Ōshima Yoshimasa
Japanese general (1850–1926) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōshima.
Viscount Ōshima Yoshimasa (大島 義昌, 20 September 1850 – 10 April 1926) was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. His great-great-grandson, Shinzō Abe was Prime Minister of Japan.
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Viscount Ōshima Yoshimasa | |
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大島 義昌 | |
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1st Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory | |
In office 18 October 1905 – 26 April 1912 | |
Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | - none - |
Succeeded by | Fukushima Yasumasa |
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Born | (1850-09-20)20 September 1850 Chōshū Domain, Japan |
Died | 10 April 1926(1926-04-10) (aged 75) |
Awards | Order of the Golden Kite, Order of the Rising Sun |
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Years of service | 1871–1912 |
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Commands | 12th Division Northern China Area Army First General Army |
Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
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