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Inoue Kowashi
1843Feb, 6

Inoue Kowashi

Inoue Kowashi, Japanese scholar and politician (d. 1895)
Viscount Inoue Kowashi (Japanese: 井上 毅, February 6, 1844 – March 15, 1895) was a Japanese statesman in Meiji period Japan.

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