Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
Noble person
1887 – 1981
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Who was Prince Asaka Yasuhiko?
Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan, was the founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army. Son-in-law of Emperor Meiji and uncle by marriage of Emperor Shōwa, Prince Asaka was commander of Japanese forces in the final assault on Nanking, then the capital city of Nationalist China, in December 1937. He was implicated in the Nanking massacre but never charged.
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- Born
- Oct 2, 1887
Kyoto - Also known as
- HIH Prince Asaka Yasuhiko
- Prince Asaka
- Parents
- Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Japan
- Empire of Japan
- Died
- Apr 12, 1981
Atami
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on July 23, 2013
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