Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa
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Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa (北白川宮能久親王, Kitashirakawa-no-miya Yoshihisa-shinnō, 1 April 1847 – 27 October 1895) of Japan, was the second head of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family. He was formerly enshrined in Tainan-Jinja, Taiwan, under the name Kitashirakawa no Miya Yoshihisa-shinnō no Mikoto as the main and only deity.
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Prince Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa | |
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Born | (1847-04-01)1 April 1847 Kyoto, Japan |
Died | 27 October 1895(1895-10-27) (aged 48) Tainan, Japanese Taiwan |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1887–1895 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | 4th Division 1st Division |
Battles/wars | Taiwan Expedition of 1874 First Sino-Japanese War Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) |
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