Kawashima Naniwa was a Japanese adventurer in China, known for his activities supporting the Qing dynasty.
12 Facts About Kawashima Naniwa
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Kawashima Naniwa was the foster father of the Japanese spy Kawashima Yoshiko, who was the biological daughter of the Manchu Prince Su Shanqi.
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Kawashima Naniwa was born on 23 January 1866, to a samurai family in the castle town of Matsumoto in Shinano Province.
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Kawashima Naniwa left school in 1885 and began traveling in China.
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Kawashima Naniwa was made a civilian official in the military police section.
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Kawashima Naniwa organised a police academy in Beijing and served as its principal.
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Kawashima Naniwa became a close friend of Shanqi, the 10th Prince Su, who was chief of the new police force, and later interior minister.
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Kawashima Naniwa incorporated an uprising by the Mongol Prince Babojab into his broader plan.
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Kawashima Naniwa reluctantly agreed to call off the plan and the forces under Prince Su were dispersed, their arms confiscated by Kwangtung Government.
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Kawashima Naniwa raised her as his own daughter gave her the Japanese name Kawashima Naniwa Yoshiko.
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When Prince Su Shanqi died in 1922, Kawashima Naniwa took over the affairs of the Su family and its assets, apparently on the basis of the Prince's will.
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Some descendants of the Prince Su have accused Kawashima Naniwa of using these powers for personal gain.