Enomoto Takeaki | |
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榎本 武揚 | |
![]() Viscount Enomoto Takeaki | |
President of the Republic of Ezo | |
In office 27 January 1869 – 27 June 1869 | |
Vice President | Matsudaira Tarō |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Edo, Japan | 5 October 1836
Died | 26 October 1908 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 72)
Resting place | Kisshō-ji, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo 35°43′39″N 139°45′13″E / 35.727425°N 139.75364°E |
Spouse |
Hayashi Tatsu
(m. 1867; died 1892) |
Children |
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Parents |
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Relatives | Enomoto Takeshi (brother) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1874–1908 |
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Battles/wars | Boshin War Battle of Hakodate Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay |
Viscount Enomoto Takeaki (榎本 武揚, 5 October 1836 – 26 October 1908) was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War. He later served in the Meiji government as one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Navy.