Yamakawa Hiroshi
Yamakawa Hiroshi | |
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General Yamakawa Hiroshi | |
| Native name | 山川 浩 |
| Born | December 4, 1845 Aizuwakamatsu, Aizu Domain, Japan |
| Died | March 6, 1898 (aged 52) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order 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.