Yamakawa Hiroshi

Yamakawa Hiroshi
General Yamakawa Hiroshi
Native name
山川 浩
Born(1845-12-04)December 4, 1845
Aizuwakamatsu, Aizu Domain, Japan
DiedMarch 6, 1898(1898-03-06) (aged 52)
Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Army
Rank Major General
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun
Spouse(s)Yamakawa Tose

Baron Yamakawa Hiroshi (山川 浩, 4 December 1845 6 March 1898) was a Japanese general, samurai, politician and educator. Originally a samurai from Aizu Domain during Bakumatsu, he became a general in the early Meiji era Imperial Japanese Army. He was also one of the first persons, together with his brother Kenjirō, to write a history of the Aizu War from the Aizu perspective. His brother-in-law was general Oyama Iwao, who married his sister Sutematsu.