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
Died	September 10, 1940(1940-09-10) (aged 74) Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1886–1923
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Atkitsushima, 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	First Sino-Japanese War Battle of the Yalu Russo-Japanese War Battle of the Yellow Sea Battle of Tsushima World War I

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.