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Kamimura Hikonojō

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Baron was an early Japanese admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, commanding the IJN 2nd Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, most notably at the Battle off Ulsan and Tsushima. [1]

44 relations: Admiral, Baron, Battle of the Yalu River (1894), Battle of Tsushima, Battle off Ulsan, Battleship, Boshin War, Captain (naval), Cruiser, Empire of Japan, Ensign (rank), First Sino-Japanese War, Government of Meiji Japan, Great Britain, Gunboat, Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, Imperial Japanese Navy, Imperial Russian Navy, Japanese people, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kamakura, Kazoku, Lieutenant, Lieutenant commander, Midshipman, Ministry of the Navy (Japan), Myōhon-ji, Order of the Golden Kite, Order of the Rising Sun, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Rear admiral, Russo-Japanese War, Samurai, Satsuma Domain, Sea of Japan, Sub-lieutenant, Supreme War Council (Japan), Tokyo, Vice admiral, Vladivostok, Yokosuka Naval District, 1st Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy), 2nd Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy).

Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies, and in many navies is the highest rank.

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Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary.

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Battle of the Yalu River (1894)

The Battle of the Yalu River (Japanese) was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War, and took place on 17 September 1894, the day after the Japanese victory at the land Battle of Pyongyang.

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Battle of Tsushima

The Battle of Tsushima (Цусимское сражение, Tsusimskoye srazheniye), also known as the Battle of Tsushima Strait and the Naval Battle of the Sea of Japan (Japanese: 日本海海戦, Nihonkai-Kaisen) in Japan, was a major naval battle fought between Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War.

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Battle off Ulsan

The naval Battle off Ulsan (Japanese: 蔚山沖海戦 Urusan'oki kaisen; Russian: Бой в Корейском проливе, Boi v Koreiskom prolive), also known as the Battle of the Japanese Sea or Battle of the Korean Strait, took place on 14 August 1904 between cruiser squadrons of the Imperial Russian Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, four days after the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

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Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns.

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Boshin War

The, sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution, was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the Imperial Court.

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Captain (naval)

Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships.

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Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Ensign (rank)

Ensign (Late Middle English, from Old French enseigne (12c.) "mark, symbol, signal; flag, standard, pennant", from Latin insignia (plural)) is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy.

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First Sino-Japanese War

The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought between Qing dynasty of China and Empire of Japan, primarily for influence over Joseon.

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Government of Meiji Japan

The was the government that was formed by politicians of the Satsuma Domain and Chōshū Domain in the 1860s.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

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Imperial Japanese Naval Academy

The was a school established to train officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, "Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 until 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's defeat and surrender in World War II.

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Imperial Russian Navy

The Imperial Russian Navy was the navy of the Russian Empire.

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Japanese people

are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of that country.

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Kagoshima

is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the south western tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin.

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Kagoshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.

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Kamakura

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Kazoku

The was the hereditary peerage of the Empire of Japan, which existed between 1869 and 1947.

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Lieutenant

A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer in the armed forces, fire services, police and other organizations of many nations.

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Lieutenant commander

Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated LCdr, LCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies.

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Midshipman

A midshipman is an officer of the junior-most rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies.

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Ministry of the Navy (Japan)

The was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).

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Myōhon-ji

is one of the oldest Nichiren sect temples in Kamakura, Kanagawa.

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Order of the Golden Kite

The was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu Tennō, the Romulus of Japan." It was officially abolished by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers of Occupied Japan in 1947 after World War II.

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Order of the Rising Sun

The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji of Japan.

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Order of the Sacred Treasure

The is a Japanese order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Russo-Japanese War

The Russo–Japanese War (Russko-yaponskaya voina; Nichirosensō; 1904–05) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Satsuma Domain

, also known as Kagoshima Domain, was a Japanese domain of the Edo period.

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Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan (see below for other names) is a marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula and Russia.

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Sub-lieutenant

Sub-lieutenant is a junior military officer rank.

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Supreme War Council (Japan)

The was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen the authority of the state.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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Vice admiral

Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal.

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Vladivostok

Vladivostok (p, literally ruler of the east) is a city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located around the Golden Horn Bay, not far from Russia's borders with China and North Korea.

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Yokosuka Naval District

was the first of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy.

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1st Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

The was the main battleship fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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2nd Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) created as a mobile strike force in response to hostilities with Russia, and saw action in every IJN military operation until the end of World War II.

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Redirects here:

Hikonojo Kamimura, Hikonojō Kamimura, Kamimura Hikonojo.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamimura_Hikonojō

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