Tokyo Shinbu Gakko
Tokyo Shinbu Gakko | |
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Other name | 東京振武学校 |
Opened | 1896 |
Closed | 1914 |
The Tokyo Shinbu Gakkō (東京振武学校) was a military preparatory school located in
Background and creation
Following the resumption of
To this effect, the
As the number of students grew year-by-year, in 1903, a separate Shinbu Gakkō was established in Tokyo specifically for Chinese military students, who numbered over 1000 by 1908.[1]
Influences
The creation of the school was initially strongly opposed by Army leader General Yamagata Aritomo, who argued against the wisdom in training a recent, a possibly future enemy, but his objections were overruled by Fukushima. The policy paid dividends to Japan in terms of Chinese assistance and goodwill during the Russo-Japanese War, as well as creating a pro-Japanese officer corps, some of whom would later collaborate with Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1] The program was initially hailed by Yuan Shikai as essential to the modernization and training of the Chinese military, especially after Japan's victory over Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, and given the much greater economic burden that sending so many students to European schools would have entailed. However but he later expressed concerns that the training stopped at the sub lieutenant rank with little field training, and that access to more advanced training at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy was not forthcoming.[1]
Following the
Notable alumni
- Cai E
- Chen Duxiu
- Ouyang Yuqian
- Wang Yitang
- Tang Jiyao
- Cheng Qian
- Zhao Hengti
- Li Liejun
- Sun Chuanfang
- Yan Xishan
- Yin Changheng
- Huang Fu
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Zhang Qun
- Yang Yuting
- Xi Qia
- He Yingqin
- Zang Shiyi
References
- ^ ISBN 1563247496.
- ISBN 0674472578.