Back كاواچى توشيوشى ARZ Kawaji Toshiyoshi German کاواجی توشییوشی Persian Kawaji Toshiyoshi French 川路利良 Japanese Kawaji Toshiyoshi Malay 川路利良 Chinese
Kawaji Toshiyoshi | |
|---|---|
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| 1st Chief of Police | |
| In office 1874–1879 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Mishima Toshitsune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1834 Kagoshima, Tokugawa shogunate |
| Died | 13 October 1879 (aged 45) Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Satsuma Domain (until 1871) Empire of Japan (from 1868) |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Third Brigade (IJA) |
| Battles/wars | Boshin War (WIA) Satsuma Rebellion |
Kawaji Toshiyoshi (川路 利良, 17 June 1834 – 13 October 1879), also known as Kawaji Toshikane,[1] was a Japanese military general, politician, and samurai. during the Meiji period.[2] A Satsuma Domain samurai initially tasked to study foreign systems for application in the Japanese military, Kawaji fought against forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War. Later, his work on setting up the Japanese police at the aftermath of the Meiji Restoration, first as rasotsu, and then as keisatsu, earned him the recognition as the founder of Japan's modern police system (日本警察の父, lit. 'Father of Japanese Police').[3][4][5][6] Besides his police and military work, he was also noted for his contributions to the development of Kendo, a Japanese martial art.[7][8]
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- ^ Kawaji, Toshiyoshi (1876). Keisatsu Shugan (PDF). National Police Academy. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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