Oyama Iwao
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Equestrian statue of Ôyama Iwao at Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Japanese: 大山巌 (Ooyama Iwao)
Ôyama Iwao was a Field Marshal who commanded Japanese forces in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Previously, as of 1881, he had held the rank of general.
References
- Masaji Marumoto, "Vignette of Early Hawaii-Japan Relations: Highlights of King Kalakaua's Sojourn in Japan on His Trip around the World as Recorded in His Personal Diary", Hawaiian Journal of History 10 (1976), 57.
