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COMMANDER // 1838–1922

Yamagata Aritomo

field marshalJapanJapan4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1838 – 1922

185018751900Boshin War · 1868-1869First Sino-Japanese War · 1894-1895Battle of Aizu — November 6, 1868 · Satsuma Domain · Boshin WarBattle of Hokuetsu — March 29, 1868 · Satsuma Domain · Boshin WarBattle of Jiuliancheng — October 24, 1894 · Japan · First Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Pyongyang — September 15, 1894 · Japan · First Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1868–1894 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 30.

Profile

Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889–1891 and 1898–1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers and statesmen who dominated the politics of Japan during the Meiji era. As the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of its nationalist and reactionary ideology, which has led some historians to consider him the "father" of Japanese militarism.

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Battles (4)

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