Ōkubo Haruno


Baron Ōkubo Haruno was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.

Life and military career

Ōkubo was born to a samurai family; his father was descended from the Ōkubo clan, former daimyō of Odawara Domain, who served as hereditary Shinto priests at a shrine in Tōtōmi Province.
After his promotion to full general on 7 August 1908, Ōkubo became commander of the Chosen Army in Korea. He entered the reserves on 18 August 1911. After his death in January 1915, he was posthumously raised to 2nd Court Rank.

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