Ōyama Iwao
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.[1]
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ōyama.
PrinceŌyama Iwao
大山 巌
大山 巌
Position established
12 November 1842
Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain
(now Kagoshima, Japan)
- Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
- Order of the Golden Kite (1st class)
- Order of Merit
1871–1914
Kimigayo[edit]
In 1869, the British military band instructor John William Fenton, who was then working in Yokohama as an o-yatoi gaikokujin, told the members of Japan's military band about the British national anthem "God Save the King" and emphasised the necessity of a similar national anthem for Japan. The band members requested artillery Captain Ōyama Iwao, who was well versed in Japanese and Chinese literature, to select appropriate words and Ōyama selected the poem which came to be used in Japan's national anthem kimigayo.[14]
Imperial Japanese Constitution Promulgation Commemorative Medal (25 November 1889)
1894–95 Sino-Japanese War Medal (18 November 1895)
1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal (1 April 1906)
Imperial Accession Commemorative Medal (10 November 1915)
First World War Medal (1 April 1916)
