Ōyama Iwao

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Ōyama Iwao was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese field marshal and statesman who played key leadership roles in Japan’s early modern wars and military modernization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese military officer
Meiji-period person
field marshal
human
statesman
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
associatedWith Imperial General Headquarters
Privy Council of Japan
surface form: Japanese Privy Council
awardReceived Order of the Chrysanthemum
Order of the Golden Kite
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
birthDate 1842-11-12
birthPlace Kagoshima Domain
Kagoshima, Japan
Kagoshima Prefecture
surface form: Satsuma Province
clan Satsuma Domain samurai
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1916-12-10
education studied military science in France
studied military science in Germany
era Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Taisho era
surface form: Taishō period
familyName Ōyama NERFINISHED
givenName Ōyama Iwao self-linksurface differs
surface form: Iwao
honorificTitle genrō (elder statesman)
language Japanese
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank Gensui (元帥)
surface form: Gensui (Field Marshal)
name Ōyama Iwao NERFINISHED
nativeName 大山巌
nobleTitle Marquess
Prince
notableAchievement Commander-in-chief of Japanese forces in the Russo-Japanese War
Senior commander in the First Sino-Japanese War
notableFor leadership in Japan’s early modern wars
role in Japanese military modernization
notableRelative Ōyama Tokugorō
notableWork leadership in modernization of the Imperial Japanese Army
participatedIn Boshin War
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Satsuma Rebellion
placeOfBurial Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
surface form: Aoyama Cemetery
positionHeld Army Minister of Japan
Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan)
surface form: Chief of the General Staff (Imperial Japanese Army)

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan
Member of the House of Peers
War Minister of Japan
spouse Ōyama Sutematsu

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First Sino-Japanese War commander Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao givenName Ōyama Iwao self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Iwao