Itō Sukeyuki

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Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
admiral
human
allegiance Empire of Japan
awardReceived Order of the Chrysanthemum
Order of the Golden Kite
Order of the Rising Sun
burialPlace Aoyama Cemetery
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1843-05-21
dateOfDeath 1914-01-16
education Naval training in the Satsuma Domain
era Meiji period
Taishō period
ethnicGroup Japanese
familyName Itō NERFINISHED
givenName Sukeyuki
hasHonorificPrefix Marquis
influencedBy modern Western naval tactics
languageSpoken Japanese
memberOf Satsuma Domain
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRank admiral
name Itō Sukeyuki
nativeName 伊東 祐亨
nobleTitle Count
Marquis
notableBattle Battle of Weihaiwei
Battle of the Yalu River (1894)
notableCommanderOf Combined Fleet
notableFor contributing to Japan’s rise as a maritime power
leading Japanese naval forces during Japan’s early modern wars
notableWork command of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the First Sino-Japanese War
occupation military officer
naval officer
participantIn Boshin War
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Satsuma Rebellion
partOf kazoku
placeOfBirth Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan
placeOfDeath Tokyo, Japan
positionHeld Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Fleet commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy
residence Tokyo, Japan
sexOrGender male

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
First Sino-Japanese War
commander
Itō Sukeyuki ("Sukeyuki")
givenName
Itō Sukeyuki
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