During the First Sino-Japanese War, Kawakami served as senior military staff officer on the Imperial General Headquarters, and was known as a brilliant strategist. After the successful conclusion of that war, he was awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun (1st class), and elevated to the nobility with the title of shishaku (viscount) under the kazoku peerage system.
Harries, Meirion (1994). Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. Random House. ISBN0-679-75303-6.
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"Kawakami Soroku". Portraits of Modern Historical Figures. National Diet Library.
"Avilov, Roman S." “The Visit of the Vice-Chief of the Japanese Army’s General Staff Kawakami Sōroku to Priamur Military District (1897).” RUDN Journal of Russian History 19, no. 4 (November 2020): 934–951.
kawakami, soroku, this, japanese, name, surname, kawakami, viscount, kawakami, sōroku, 川上, 操六, november, 1848, 1899, general, chief, military, strategists, imperial, japanese, army, during, donghak, peasant, revolution, first, sino, japanese, viscountkawakami,. In this Japanese name the surname is Kawakami Viscount Kawakami Sōroku 川上 操六 11 November 1848 11 May 1899 was a general and one of the chief military strategists in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Donghak Peasant Revolution and First Sino Japanese War ViscountKawakami Sōroku川上 操六Official photo of Viscount Kawakami SōrokuChief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff OfficeIn office January 20 1898 May 11 1899MonarchMeijiPreceded byPrince Komatsu AkihitoSucceeded byŌyama IwaoPersonal detailsBorn 1848 11 11 November 11 1848Kagoshima Satsuma domain JapanDiedMay 11 1899 1899 05 11 aged 50 Tokyo JapanAwardsOrder of the Rising Sun 1st class Order of the Golden Kite 2nd class Order of the Rising Sun 1st class with Paulownia Blossoms Grand Cordon Grand Order of the ChrysanthemumMilitary serviceAllegianceEmpire of JapanBranch serviceImperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1871 1899RankGeneralBattles warsBoshin War Donghak Peasant Rebellion First Sino Japanese WarGrave of Kawakami Soroku Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 External links 4 NotesBiography EditBorn in Satsuma Domain to a samurai class family Kawakami fought on the Imperial side for the Meiji Restoration against the forces for the Tokugawa shogunate starting with the Battle of Toba Fushimi He distinguished himself by his defense of the besieged Kumamoto Castle in the Boshin War 1 Afterwards he came to Tokyo to assist with the founding of the new Imperial Japanese Army He rose rapidly through the ranks and helped quell the Satsuma Rebellion In 1884 he accompanied Ōyama Iwao to study military science in various countries of Europe especially Prussia 2 After returning home he became a major general and vice chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff In 1887 he returned to Europe again to study military science further in Germany In 1890 he became a lieutenant general During the First Sino Japanese War Kawakami served as senior military staff officer on the Imperial General Headquarters and was known as a brilliant strategist After the successful conclusion of that war he was awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun 1st class and elevated to the nobility with the title of shishaku viscount under the kazoku peerage system Kawakami was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Kite 2nd class Order of the Rising Sun 1st class with Paulownia Blossoms Grand Cordon and the Grand Order of the Chrysanthemum His grave is at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo References EditDupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 1 85043 569 3 Jansen Marius B 1986 Japan in Transition From Tokugawa to Meiji Princeton University Press ISBN 9780691054599 OCLC 12311985 Jansen Marius B 2000 The Making of Modern Japan Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674003347 OCLC 44090600 Keene Donald 2005 Emperor Of Japan Meiji And His World 1852 1912 Columbia University Press ISBN 978 0 231 12340 2 OCLC 46731178 Harries Meirion 1994 Soldiers of the Sun The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army Random House ISBN 0 679 75303 6 External links Edit Kawakami Soroku Portraits of Modern Historical Figures National Diet Library Avilov Roman S The Visit of the Vice Chief of the Japanese Army s General Staff Kawakami Sōroku to Priamur Military District 1897 RUDN Journal of Russian History 19 no 4 November 2020 934 951 Notes Edit Dupuy Encyclopedia of Military Biography Harries Soldiers of the Sun Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kawakami Soroku amp oldid 1144144198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
