Biography of Heihachiro Togo

Name: Heihachiro Togo
Birth Date: January 27, 1848
Death Date: May 30, 1934
Place of Birth: Kajima-Machi, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Occupations: naval officer

Heihachiro Togo

Heihachiro Togo (1848-1934) was Japan's greatest admiral, the mentor of Emperor Hirohito, and one of the architects of Japan's emergence as a military power in the twentieth century. His bold naval strategy won the most decisive sea battle in history, the Battle of Tsushima.Heihaciro Togo was born on January 27, 1848 in Kajima-Machi, a Japanese village on the island of Kyushu in Satsuma Province (later Kogoshima Prefecture). Although located in one of the outlying provinces, the area contained fertile agricultural land. Togo was the fourth son of a highly esteemed nobleman, a samurai. His father served the lord of his province, Shimazu Nariakira, as a comptroller of the revenue, master of the wardrobe, and district governor. His mother, Masuko, was a noblewoman who belonged to the same clan as her husband.At birth, Togo's parents gave him the name Nakagoro Togo. In a religious and patriotic celebration held upon attaining the age …showed first 150 words…

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…showed last 150 words…course of study, oversaw a team of 17 instructors, and became a traveling companion and surrogate uncle to the future emperor, Hirohito.Togo retired from official duties and public life when Hirohito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1926. He watched as Japanese society under the direction of his protege grew increasingly militaristic. On the 30th anniversary of the Battle of Tsushima, May 28, 1934, the emperor conferred on Togo the honorific title of marquis. A day later, Togo fell into a coma. He died in Tokyo on May 30, 1934. His wife, Tetsuko, to whom he was married for 53 years, died seven months later. Togo was survived by two sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. Further Reading Blond, Georges, Admiral Togo. Macmillan Company, 1960.Busch, Noel F., The Emperor's Sword: Japan vs. Russia in the Battle of Tsushima. Funk and Wagnalls, 1969.Falk, Edwin K., Togo and the Rise of Japanese Sea Power. Longmans, Green and Company, 1936.

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