Kawamura Sumiyoshi
Count Kawamura Sumiyoshi | |
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Tokugawa Shogunate | |
| Died | August 12, 1904 (aged 67)[1] Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Rank |  Admiral (posthumous) |
| Commands | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy |
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| Other work | Navy Minister, Privy Councillor |
Count Kawamura Sumiyoshi (川村 純義, 18 December 1836 – 12 August 1904), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Kawamura's wife Haru was the aunt of Saigō Takamori.
Biography
A native of
Tokugawa bakufu naval school at Nagasaki, the Nagasaki Naval Training Center. In 1868, he joined his Satsuma clansmen, and fought on the imperial side in the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration as an army general. He was especially noted for his role in the Battle of Aizu-Wakamatsu
.
Under the new
Taiwan Expedition of 1874
.
During the
Kumamoto, when Saigō Takamori was killed (or committed seppuku). This battle, Saigō's last stand against the Meiji government, was the historical basis for the 2003 film The Last Samurai
.
In 1878, Kawamura became sangi (councillor) and the second Navy Minister. He remained in that position until 1885 except when he was temporarily replaced by Enomoto Takeaki, and during that period he expanded the influence of people from Satsuma within the navy.
In 1884, he was ennobled with the title of hakushaku (count) under the Prince Chichibu (Yasuhito).[2]
In 1904, Kawamura was posthumously appointed to the rank of admiral, setting a precedent for such honors. His cause of death remains unknown, setting a mystery.
References
Books
- Cobbing, Andrew (1989). The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 1-873410-81-6.
- Cobbing, Andrew (2000). The Satsuma Students in Britain. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 1-873410-97-2.
- Keane, Donald (2005). Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12341-8.
- Ravina, Mark (2003). The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. Whiley. ISBN 0-471-08970-2.
Notes
- ^ Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy
- ISBN 978-0060931308.
External links
- Kawamura Sumiyoshi at the Imperial Japanese Navy website
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