Oku Yasukata

Junior First Rank
Count
Oku Yasukata
奥 保鞏
Japanese General Count Oku Yasukata
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
July 30, 1906 – January 20, 1912
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byKodama Gentarō
Succeeded byHasegawa Yoshimichi
Personal details
Born(1847-01-05)5 January 1847
Kokura, Buzen Province, Japan
Died19 July 1930(1930-07-19) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
AwardsOrder of the Golden Kite (1st class)
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1871–1911
RankField Marshal
CommandsIJA 5th Division, IJA 1st Army, Imperial Guard of Japan, IJA 2nd Army
Battles/wars
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Oku.

Count Oku Yasukata (奥 保鞏; 5 January 1847 – 19 July 1930) was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army.

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