Takashima Tomonosuke

Infobox Military Person
name= Takashima Tomonosuke
lived= 18 December 1844 - 11 January 1916
placeofbirth=Satsuma han, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=General Takashima Tomonosuke
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=
serviceyears=1874-1916
rank=Lieutenant General
commands=IJA 4th Division
unit=
battles= Boshin War
Satsuma Rebellion
awards=Order of the Rising Sun (1st class)
family=
laterwork=Minster of War

Viscount nihongo|Takashima Tomonosuke|高島 鞆之助| Takashima Tomonosuke|extra= 18 December 1844 - 11 January 1916 was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.

Biography

Born into a "samurai" family of Satsuma han (present day Kagoshima Prefecture, Takashima studied at the domainal school "Zoshikan". He fought in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu. He was commissioned into the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army in 1874. He served as vice-chief of the First Bureau of the Ministry of War, and Commandant of the "Kyododan" (School for Non-commissioned Officers).

During the Satsuma Rebellion, he fought against his former Satsuma colleagues, and led the IJA 1st Detached Infantry Brigade. Takashima was promoted to lieutenant general in 1883.

In 1884, Takashima was ennobled with the title of viscount ("shishaku") under the "kazoku" peerage system, and in 1887 was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 1st class.

In 1888, Takashima was commander of the IJA 4th Division. He became Minister of War in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Matsukata Masayoshi in 1891. [Wendel, Axis History Factbook ] .

Takashima was appointed to the Privy Council in 1892. In 1895, he became Vice Governor-General of Taiwan. He again took up the post of Minister of War under the 2nd cabinet of Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi and 2nd cabinet of Prime Minister Matsukata from 1896 to 1898, and was appointed again to the Privy Council from 1899 to his death in 1916.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Harries
first = Meirion
year = 1994
title = Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army
publisher = Random House
location =
id = ISBN 0-679-75303-6

External links

*cite web
last = National Diet Library
first =
url = http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/120.html
title = Takashima Tomonosuke
work = Portraits of Modern Historical Figures
*cite web
last = Wendel
first = Marcus
url = http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=6793
title = Army Ministers of State
work = Axis History Factbook

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