Kawaji Toshiyoshi

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Japanese politician

Japan PoliticiansLived 1834 to 1879 · aged 45

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Kawaji Toshiyoshi , also known as Kawaji Toshikane, was a Japanese military general, politician, and samurai during the Meiji period.

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Marker indicating the birthplace of Kawaji Toshiyoshi in Kagoshima.

Kawaji Toshiyoshi in uniform

Japanese police carrying swords in October 1877

Kawaji Toshiyoshi (in center panel with Saigō Takamori, Torio Koyata, Yamagata Aritomo, and Miyoshi Shigeomi) considered as one of Japan's famous soldiers in this 1878 woodblock print

Marker indicating Kawaji Toshiyoshi's residence.

Awards 1

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Connected to Kawaji 6

Yuzuru HiragaAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Irina AntonovaAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Akiyama SaneyukiAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Vsevolod RudnevAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Akiyama YoshifuruAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Anatoly StesselAlso won Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

About this person

Kawaji Toshiyoshi , also known as Kawaji Toshikane, was a Japanese military general, politician, and samurai during the Meiji period. A Satsuma Domain samurai initially tasked to study foreign systems for application in the Japanese military, Kawaji fought against forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War. Later, his work on setting up the Japanese police at the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, first as rasotsu, and then as keisatsu, earned him the recognition as the founder of Japan's modern police system . Besides his police and military work, he was also noted for his contributions to the development of Kendo, a Japanese martial art.

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Japan