Katsu Kaishu
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Katsu Kaishū
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| Nickname(s) | Awa Katsū |
| Born | 1823 Edo, Japan |
| Died | 1899 Japan |
| Allegiance | Imperial Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service |
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| Rank | Naval officer |
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| Battles/wars | Boshin War |
| Other work | military theorist |
Count Katsu Kaishū (勝 海舟?, March 12, 1823 – January 21, 1899) was a Japanese statesman and naval engineer during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period. Kaishū was a nickname which he took from a piece of calligraphy (Kaishū Shooku 海舟書屋) by Sakuma Shōzan. He went through a series of given names throughout his life; his childhood name was Rintarō (麟太郎?) and his birth name was Yoshikuni (義邦?). He was often called Awa (安房?) from his title Awano-kami (安房守?) during the late Tokugawa shogunate and changed his name to Yasuyoshi (安芳?) after the Meiji Restoration.
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