Uehara Yusaku
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Viscount Uehara Yūsaku |
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Japanese General Viscount Uehara Yūsaku
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| Native name | 上原 勇作 |
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December 6, 1856 Miyakonojō, Hyūga, Japan |
| Died | November 8, 1933 (aged 76) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1879–1933 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | IJA 3rd Division |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
| Other work | Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff |
Viscount Uehara Yūsaku (上原 勇作?, 6 December 1856 – 8 November 1933) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Born in Miyakonojō, Hyūga Province (currently Miyazaki Prefecture, Uehara's father was a samurai of the Satsuma Domain. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1879 with Akiyama Yoshifuru as one of his classmates. Promoted to lieutenant in September 1882, Uehara was sent to France for studies on modern military techniques from 1881 to 1885. He was promoted to captain in June 1885, to major in May 1890, to lieutenant colonel in September 1894 and to colonel in October 1897. Promoted to major general in July 1900, Uehara fought in the Russo-Japanese War, as a staff officer in the Japanese Fourth Army commanded by his father-in-law, General Nozu Michitsura. He was promoted to lieutenant general in July 1906 and ennobled as a baron in September of the following year.
In December 1912, Uehara was appointed War Minister in Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi's second cabinet. Since the civilian government was pursuing a tight fiscal policy, it soon came into conflict with the army, which was demanding an increase in funding for another two infantry divisions. When Uehara resigned as War Minister over this conflict, the remainder cabinet resigned en masse when the Army refused to nominate a successor, precipitating the collapse of Saionji's government. This event was known as the "Taisho Political Crisis".
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