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Yasuhiko Asaka

Japanese prince (1887-1981) · Japan · Politicians · Died at 93

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Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family and served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China and the Second World War. He was the son-in-law of Emperor Meiji and uncle by marriage of Emperor Hirohito.

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Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class1942
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum1917
Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class
Order of the Sacred Treasure

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Prince Yasuhiko Asaka was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family and served as a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Japanese invasion of China and the Second World War. He was the son-in-law of Emperor Meiji and uncle by marriage of Emperor Hirohito. He is most notable for being the commander of Japanese forces outside Nanjing in December 1937, when he presided over the mass murder and rape of hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians during the Nanjing Massacre.

Country
Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1981 · aged 93

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