In 1872, Itō became captain of the corvette Tsukuba, and was transferred to become captain of the ironclad warshipKongō in 1878. He was promoted to captain the same year. In 1881, Itō became commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. Itō was promoted to rear admiral on 6 June 1886 and subsequently served in various staff capacities in charge of warship procurement though 1889. He was briefly Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff in 1889 and was Vice Minister of the Navy from 1890 to 1898. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1890.
On 20 August 1895, Itō was ennobled with the title of baron (danshaku) under the kazoku peerage system. Itō entered the reserves in 1899, and served in the House of Peers from the same year until his death in 1921.
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Booksedit
Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN1-85043-569-3.
Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN0-8047-4977-9.
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Nishida, Hiroshi. "People of the IJN: Ito, Toshoyoshi". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
itō, toshiyoshi, this, japanese, name, surname, itō, baron, 伊藤, 雋吉, march, 1840, april, 1921, admiral, early, imperial, japanese, navy, served, first, chief, imperial, japanese, navy, general, staff, late, 19th, century, baronjapanese, admiral, native, name伊藤,. In this Japanese name the surname is Itō Baron Itō Toshiyoshi 伊藤 雋吉 28 March 1840 10 April 1921 was an admiral in the early Imperial Japanese Navy and served as the first Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff in the late 19th century BaronItō ToshiyoshiJapanese Admiral Itō ToshiyoshiNative name伊藤 雋吉Born 1840 03 28 March 28 1840Tanabe Domain JapanDiedApril 10 1921 1921 04 10 aged 81 1 Allegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1871 1908RankVice AdmiralCommands heldKasuga Nisshin Tsukuba Kongō Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Imperial Japanese Navy General StaffBattles warsBoshin WarOther workVice Minister of the Navy Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Books 3 External links 4 NotesBiography editItō was born in Tanabe Domain in what is now part of Maizuru city Kyoto prefecture A gifted child with a flair for mathematics he was sent by the domain leaders to Edo where he studied rangaku under noted military theorist Ōmura Masujirō He served in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy as captain of the frigate Kasuga in 1871 with the rank of lieutenant commander He served as executive officer on the corvette Nisshin the following year and was promoted to commander in 1873 In 1872 Itō became captain of the corvette Tsukuba and was transferred to become captain of the ironclad warship Kongō in 1878 He was promoted to captain the same year In 1881 Itō became commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Itō was promoted to rear admiral on 6 June 1886 and subsequently served in various staff capacities in charge of warship procurement though 1889 He was briefly Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff in 1889 and was Vice Minister of the Navy from 1890 to 1898 He was promoted to vice admiral in 1890 On 20 August 1895 Itō was ennobled with the title of baron danshaku under the kazoku peerage system Itō entered the reserves in 1899 and served in the House of Peers from the same year until his death in 1921 References editBooks edit Dupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 1 85043 569 3 Schencking J Charles 2005 Making Waves Politics Propaganda And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy 1868 1922 Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 4977 9 External links editNishida Hiroshi People of the IJN Ito Toshoyoshi Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on 2012 12 04 Retrieved 2007 09 16 Maizuru bio site Japanese Military officesPreceded byNone Position Created Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff8 March 1889 17 May 1889 Succeeded byArichi ShinanojōNotes edit Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Itō Toshiyoshi amp oldid 1181026511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
