Tōgō Heihachirō
Japanese Marshal Admiral / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tōgō Heihachirō (東郷 平八郎, 27 January 1848 – 30 May 1934), served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, he successfully confined the Russian Pacific naval forces to Port Arthur before winning a decisive victory over a relieving fleet at Tsushima in May 1905. Western journalists called Tōgō "the Nelson of the East". He remains deeply revered as a national hero in Japan, with shrines and streets named in his honour.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Tōgō.
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Tōgō Heihachirō | |||||
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Nickname(s) | "The Nelson of the East" "Johnny Chinaman" | ||||
Born | (1848-01-27)27 January 1848 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain | ||||
Died | 30 May 1934(1934-05-30) (aged 86) Tokyo, Empire of Japan | ||||
Allegiance | Empire of Japan | ||||
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy | ||||
Years of service | 1863-1913 | ||||
Rank | Marshal Admiral | ||||
Commands held | Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet | ||||
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Awards | Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of the Golden Kite (First Class) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of Merit Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold (Belgium) | ||||
Other work | Tutor to Crown Prince Hirohito | ||||
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Kanji | 東郷 平八郎 | ||||
Hiragana | とうごう へいはちろう | ||||
Katakana | トウゴウ ヘイハチロウ | ||||
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