Yamaya Tanin

Yamaya Tanin
Vice Admiral Yamaya Tanin (1913–19)
Native name
山屋 他人
Born(1866-04-18)April 18, 1866
Morioka, Mutsu Province, Japan
DiedSeptember 10, 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 74)
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1886–1923
Rank Admiral
CommandsAtkitsushima, Kasagi, Chitose, Weapons and Mobilization Bureau, Naval War College, Naval Personnel Bureau, 3rd Squadron, Vice-chief of Navy General Staff, 2nd Fleet, 1st Fleet, Combined Fleet, Yokosuka Naval District, Naval Councillor
Battles / wars

Yamaya Tanin (山屋 他人; April 18, 1866 – September 10, 1940) was a naval theorist and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early twentieth century. He was a great-grandfather of Japanese Empress Masako through her mother's lineage.