Meiji period Japan Military~General Gentaro Kodama Postcard -D9

Description: Original antique Japanese commemorative postcard w image of military General Gentaro Kodama- about 1906.Translation via google (incomplete) In the first year of the Meiji era, when he was born in February of the fifth year. He was appointed to the Ito Cabinet as Chief Director and Furimenru. ... became the Minister of Army Festivals and Culture, and later became the Vice-Chief of the Headquarters. When the Japanese-Russian villain was (defeated?) awarded the rank of viscount. He was given the distinction of serving as the head of the Manchuria army headquarters, and after completing his role as the line commander, he was sent to the hospital on July 24, 1901. He received the Five Special Purposes and was awarded the Golden Sun Flower Grand Order.WEB Sources: KODAMA, Gentaro, Viscount, Japanese general: b. Tokuyama, 1852; d. Tokio,1906. He was early drawn into the conspiracy that destroyed the shogunate. He fought to restore the power of the Mikado in the north island, and took part in the suppression of the insurrection in Saga (1874), also in an expedition to the Riukiu Islands (1876). In 1891 he undertook a journey to study European conditions and was appointed, on his return, Assistant Minister of War (1892). He was chief of staff at Hiroshima headquarters during the Chino-Japanese War (1894-95). In 1897 he was made a noble and appointed governor of Formosa, and entered Prince Ito's cabinet (1900) as Minister of War. Under his direction the masterly Japanese victory over the Russians (1904-05) was carried out by the generals Kuroki, Oku, Nodzu and Nogi, with Okuma, as chief, following his plan. He was created viscount, and shortly before his death he was made chief of the general staff.CONDITION: Average-Good. No creases. Antique. Edge wear, Light overall wear.SIZE: about 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" Shipping is first class mail. Happy to combine. PLEDGE: We take pride in our merchandise, and carefully package each order so that you will receive your items without damage. We use common sense when preparing shipments and firmly believe that customers should not have struggle to open their parcels thereby risking damage to the contents. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE: Please don't hesitate to bring areas of concern to our attention. If you are unhappy with a purchase, please let us know, and we will assist in facilitating a smooth resolution or return process. International Shipping: We ship worldwide.

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