Oku Yasukata

Oku Yasukata
奥 保鞏
Japanese General Count Oku Yasukata
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
July 30, 1906  January 20, 1912
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byKodama Gentarō
Succeeded byHasegawa Yoshimichi
Personal details
Born(1847-01-05)5 January 1847
Kokura, Buzen Province, Japan
Died19 July 1930(1930-07-19) (aged 83)
Tokyo, Japan
AwardsOrder of the Golden Kite (1st class)
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1871–1911
RankField Marshal
CommandsIJA 5th Division, IJA 1st Army, Imperial Guard of Japan, IJA 2nd Army
Battles/wars

Count Oku Yasukata (奥 保鞏, 5 January 1847 19 July 1930) was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army.