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　Aleksei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin is an army officer of the Russian Empire. He joined the army at the age of 17 and went to the front in central Asia and the Russo-Turkish War (War between Russia and Turkey). He held important military positions including the Minister of Army. He joined the battles with the Japanese army as Commander-In-Chief of the Russian Far East army in the Russo-Japanese War and also joined the First World War. After the Russian revolution, he returned to his hometown to spend his last years. He died in 1925 (15th year of Taisho) at the age of 77.
　The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records retains the materials relating to Kuropatkin.

As for underlined characters in the texts or chronological tables, small type is linked with related materials and bold-faced type is linked with the glossary, respectively.

Year Occurrence
1848 (1st year of Kaei) Born in Pskov, Russia.
1864 (1st year of Ganji) Entered Pavlovsk military academy.
1871 (4th year of Meiji) Entered the Army Staff College.
1876 (9th year of Meiji) Went to the front in Turkistan as chief staff of General Skobelev.
1883 (16th year of Meiji) Appointed as General in Charge of Strategic Questions of the General Staff.
1898 (31st year of Meiji) Appointed as Minister of Army.
1900 (33rd year of Meiji) Promoted to General.
1903 (36th year of Meiji)

Visited Japan.
　Kuropatkin visited Japan in June 1903 and returned to Russia after receiving various hospitalities by the Japanese counterpart. At this time, however, Japan and Russia were in a very tense relationship.
(Page 91, Volume 3 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: Minister of War of Russia: Courtesy letter to Minister Terauchi
 Reference code: C03022787500
　This is the letter (in French) sent by Kuropatkin to Terauchi Masatake, Minister of Army before his visit to Japan, and its translation.
(Source: National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense)

1904 (37th year of Meiji)

Appointed as Commander-In-Chief of Russian army in Manchuria.
　After the Russo-Japanese War broke out, Kuropatkin took supreme command of all Russian forces in Manchuria.
(Pages 184 to 191, Volume 3 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: Times' review on the Russo-Japanese War (12). Appointment of Kuropatkin
 Reference code: A03023682100
　This is the translation of an article of the Times of Britain relating to the Russo-Japanese War. There is a review article on the appointment of Kuropatkin as Commander-In-Chief of the Russian forces in Manchuria.
(Source: National Archives of Japan (NAJ))

1905 (38th year of Meiji)

Demoted to Commanding officer of the 1st Russian army in Manchuria.
　Defeated in a number of battles, Russia demoted Kuropatkin and appointed N.P. Linevich as new Commander-In-Chief of the Russian Far East forces. In September 1905, the war was terminated by the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty.
(Page 169, Volume 7 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: Times' review on the Russo-Japanese War (184); Kuropatkin recalled
 Reference code: A03023699300
　This is the translation of an article of the Times of Britain relating to the Russo-Japanese War. The review covers the situations within the Russian army relating to the recall of Kuropatkin and succession by Linevich.
(Source: National Archives of Japan (NAJ))

1906 (39th year of Meiji) Kuropatkin retired from the services.
1915 (4th year of Taisho) Returned to military services and went to the front in the First World War.
1917 (6th year of Taisho) Retired from the military services again.
1925 (15th year of Taisho) Died at the age of 77.