Nishi Tokujirō
Nishi Tokujirō | |
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 Baron Nishi Tokujirō | |
| Born | September 4, 1847 |
| Died | March 13, 1912 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) |
| Known for | Nishi–Rosen Agreement |
Meiji period Japan
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Biography
Nishi was from a in 1874, he returned to Japan.
In June 1886, he was appointed council-general of the Japanese legation to Russia,
Privy Council
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From November 6, 1897, to January 12, 1898, Nishi served as
sphere of interest in Manchuria. In October 1899, he was appointed ambassador to Qing dynasty China, and was at the Japanese legation in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion
.
In December 1899, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class.
He was the father of Takeichi Nishi, an Imperial Japanese Army cavalry officer who won a gold medal in the 1932 Summer Olympics and died in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
References
- Beasley, W.G. Japanese Imperialism 1894-1945. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-822168-1
- Cortazzi, Hugh. Britain and Japan (Japan Library Biographical Portraits). RoutledgeCurzon (2003). ISBN 1-903350-14-X
- Paine, S.C.M. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895: Perceptions, Power, and Primacy. Cambridge University Press (2002). ISBN 0-521-81714-5
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