Imperial Japanese Navy

naval branch of the Empire of Japan
Organization navy Q219712
Imperial Japanese Navy
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Imperial Japanese Navy

Summary

Imperial Japanese Navy is a navy[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of navy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,498 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Imperial Japanese Navy is in the country of Empire of Japan[3].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's instance of is recorded as navy[4].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's item operated is recorded as Imperial Japanese Navy fleet[5].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was followed by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[6].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's flag is recorded as flag of the Imperial Japanese Navy[7].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy is part of Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan[8].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's Commons category is recorded as Imperial Japanese Navy[9].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy comprises Marine Corps of the Imperial Fleet of Japan[10].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy comprises 3rd Fleet[11].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy comprises 5th Fleet[12].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy comprises 4th Fleet[13].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy comprises 1st Fleet[14].
  • 1869 marks the founding of Imperial Japanese Navy[15].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was dissolved in 1945[16].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict Japanese invasion of Taiwan[17].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict First Sino-Japanese War[18].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict Russo-Japanese War[19].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict World War I[20].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict Second Sino-Japanese War[21].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy was part of the conflict World War II[22].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperial Japanese Navy[23].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's topic has template is recorded as Template:WWIIJapaneseShips[24].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Imperial Japanese Navy[25].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大日本帝国海軍'}[26].
  • Imperial Japanese Navy's owner of is recorded as Hiro Naval Arsenal[27].

Body

Founding

1869 marks the founding of Imperial Japanese Navy[15].

Identity

Imperial Japanese Navy is part of Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan[8]. It was followed by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force[6].

Dissolution

Imperial Japanese Navy was dissolved in 1945[16].

Why It Matters

Imperial Japanese Navy ranks in the top 2% of navy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,498 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Gageo Reef[30], a reef[31], in South Korea[32].

FAQs

What did Imperial Japanese Navy discover?

Imperial Japanese Navy is credited as discoverer of Gageo Reef[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of topic history of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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    Has part(s) Marine Corps of the Imperial Fleet of Japan, 3rd Fleet, 5th Fleet +2
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