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Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu | |
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Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff | |
In office 2 February 1932 – 9 April 1941 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Preceded by | Taniguchi Naomi |
Succeeded by | Osami Nagano |
Supreme War Council | |
Personal details | |
Born | October 16, 1875 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | August 16, 1946[1] Tokyo, Japan | (aged 70)
Awards | Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1934) Order of the Golden Kite, 1st class (1942) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1895–1946 |
Rank | Marshal Admiral |
Commands | Takachiho, Asahi, Ibuki Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff |
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Hiroyasu | |
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Prince Fushimi | |
Prince Fushimi | |
Reign | 1923-1946 |
Predecessor | Prince Fushimi Sadanaru |
Successor | Fushimi Hiroaki |
Prince Kacho | |
Reign | 1883-1904 |
Predecessor | Prince Kachō Hiroatsu |
Successor | Prince Kachō Hirotada |
Father | Prince Fushimi Sadanaru |
Marshal Admiral Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu (伏見宮博恭王, Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu ō, October 16, 1875 – 16 August 1946) was a scion of the Japanese imperial family and was a career naval officer who served as chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1932 to 1941.