| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Nogi, Maresuke |
(mär ´s k n ´g ) (KEY) , 1849–1912, Japanese general. Made a lieutenant general in 1895, he became governor-general of Taiwan. He was the hero of the capture of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War and was honored as a model of loyalty when he committed hara-kiri to follow the Meiji emperor into death. |
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