Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao | |
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大山 巌 | |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 23 April 1915 – 10 December 1916 | |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | Prince Fushimi Sadanaru |
| Succeeded by | Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 22 December 1885 – 17 May 1891 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Takashima Tomonosuke |
| In office 8 August 1892 – 20 September 1896 | |
| Preceded by | Takashima Tomonosuke |
| Succeeded by | Takashima Tomonosuke |
| Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff | |
| In office 4 September 1882 – 13 February 1884 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Succeeded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| In office 16 May 1899 – 20 June 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Kawakami Soroku |
| Succeeded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| In office 20 December 1905 – 11 April 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Succeeded by | Kodama Gentarō |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1842 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain (now Kagoshima, Japan) |
| Died | 10 December 1916 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1868–1914 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | |
Prince Ōyama Iwao (大山 巌; 12 November 1842 – 10 December 1916) was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army. He was representative of the outstanding military commanders of the late modern period.