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*''Japanese'': [[大山]]巌 ''(Ooyama Iwao)''

*''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.

Ôyama Iwao was a prominent military commander and government official of the [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]]s.

 

He fought for [[Satsuma han]] in the [[Bombardment of Kagoshima|Satsuma-England War]] of [[1863]] and in the [[Boshin War]] of [[1868]]. In [[1877]], however, he stood opposed to his cousin [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], and commanded [[Imperial Japanese Army]] troops in suppressing the [[Satsuma Rebellion]].

 

Ôyama later served as [[Ministry of the Army|Minister of the Army]], and was active in the [[Sino-Japanese War|Sino-Japanese]] and [[Russo-Japanese War]]s. He also later served as Superintendent General<!--警視総監-->, [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]], and [[Ministry of the Interior|Minister of the Interior]].

 

His family was closely connected to that of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]]; Iwao's older brother [[Oyama Seimi|Ôyama Seimi]] married Takamori's sister [[Oyama Yasu|Yasu]], and his younger brother [[Oyama Seinosuke|Ôyama Seinosuke]] married Takamori's daughter [[Oyama Kikuko|Ôyama Kikuko]].<ref>Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490995216/sizes/3k/]</ref>

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==References==

==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.

*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.

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