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Ōyama Iwao

Prince Ōyama Iwao was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army. He was representative of the outstanding military commanders of the late modern period.

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politics · Japanese general (1842–1916) · politician · military personnel · military officer · minister · also Ōyama Iwao, Iwao

Born 12 November 1842 · Died 10 December 1916 · Q359819

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Jun 1906Award
Won Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class (1906).
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Jun 1906Award
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1906).
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1923· 1 entry

1923Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Or possibly by American air raids during World War II

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1916· 1 entry

Dec 10, 1916Documented record86% confidence

Died 1916-12-10.

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1915· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1915Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Naidaijin (1915–1916).

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1906· 5 entries

Jun 15, 1906Documented record84% confidence

Won Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class (1906).

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Jun 15, 1906Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1906).

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Jun 15, 1906Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of Merit (1906).

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Jun 15, 1906Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1906).

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1906Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Ōyama was awarded the Order of Merit by King Edward VII

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1902· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1902Documented record76% confidence

Won: Grand Cordon with 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal (1 April 1906) (June 1902).

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1901· 1 entry

1901Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

In accordance with royal customs, but Ōyama declined and the role instead went to Count Kawamura Sumiyoshi

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1895· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1895Documented record76% confidence

Won: Second Class with 1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal (1 April 1906) (August 1895).

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Jun 15, 1895Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class (1895).

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1891· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1891Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: general (1891).

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1890· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1890Documented record84% confidence

Won Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon (1890).

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1885· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1885Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of the White Eagle (1885).

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Jun 15, 1885Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1885).

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Jan 1, 1885Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Minister of the Imperial Japanese Army (1885–1891).

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1883· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1883Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy (1883).

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Jun 15, 1883Documented record76% confidence

Won: Grand Officer with Order of Merit (OM) of the United Kingdom (5 April 1906) (April 1883).

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1882· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1882Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (1882).

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1879· 1 entry

Jan 1, 1879Documented record84% confidence

Career landmark: Superintendent General (1879–1880).

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1877· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1877Documented record76% confidence

Won award: Second Class (November 1877).

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1870· 1 entry

1870Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Ōyama was sent overseas to the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in France (August 1870 – March 1871) to study and was appointed the official Japanese military observer to the Franco-Prussian War

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1869· 1 entry

1869Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

The British military band instructor John William Fenton, who was then working in Yokohama as an o-yatoi gaikokujin, told the members of Japan's military band about the British national anthem "God Save the King" and emp

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1842· 1 entry

Nov 12, 1842Documented record86% confidence

Born 1842-11-12.

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