Yamagata Aritomo
19/20th-century Japanese military commander, politician, and ideologue / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gensui Prince Yamagata Aritomo (山縣 有朋, 14 June 1838 – 1 February 1922) also known as Prince Yamagata Kyōsuke,[1] was a Japanese statesman and military commander who was twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genrō, an élite group of senior statesmen who dominated Japanese politics after the Meiji Restoration. As the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of the Empire of Japan's military and its reactionary ideology.[2] For this reason, some historians consider Yamagata to be the “father” of Japanese militarism.[3][page needed]
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Gensui Prince Yamagata Aritomo | |||||
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山縣 有朋 | |||||
President of the Japanese Privy Council | |||||
In office 26 October 1909 – 1 February 1922 | |||||
Monarchs | |||||
Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
Succeeded by | Kiyoura Keigo | ||||
In office 21 December 1905 – 14 June 1909 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
Succeeded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
In office 11 March 1893 – 12 December 1893 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Oki Takato | ||||
Succeeded by | Kuroda Kiyotaka | ||||
Prime Minister of Japan | |||||
In office 8 November 1898 – 19 October 1900 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Ōkuma Shigenobu | ||||
Succeeded by | Itō Hirobumi | ||||
In office 24 December 1889 – 6 May 1891 | |||||
Monarch | Meiji | ||||
Preceded by | Sanjō Sanetomi (Acting) | ||||
Succeeded by | Matsukata Masayoshi | ||||
Personal details | |||||
Born | (1838-06-14)14 June 1838 Kawashima, Chōshū Domain, Tokugawa shogunate | ||||
Died | 1 February 1922(1922-02-01) (aged 83) Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Empire of Japan | ||||
Political party | Independent | ||||
Spouse |
Yamagata Tomoko
(m. 1868; died 1893) | ||||
Domestic partner | Yoshida Sadako (1893–1922) | ||||
Children | Funakoshi Matsuko (daughter) | ||||
Relatives | Yamagata Isaburō (nephew) | ||||
Military service | |||||
Allegiance | Empire of Japan | ||||
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army | ||||
Years of service | 1868–1905 | ||||
Rank | Field Marshal (Gensui) | ||||
Battles/wars | Boshin War Russo-Japanese War | ||||
Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class with Paulownia Blossoms, Grand Cordon) Order of the Chrysanthemum Member of the Order of Merit Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 山縣 有朋 | ||||
Hiragana | やまがた ありとも | ||||
Katakana | ヤマガタ アリトモ | ||||
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During the latter part of the Meiji Era, Yamagata vied against Marquess Itō Hirobumi for control over the nation's policies. After Itō was assassinated in 1909, he emerged as the most powerful figure among Japan's genrō.[4][5][6] Henceforth, Yamagata remained the nation's preeminent statesman until a political crisis arising from his meddling in Crown Prince Hirohito's engagement resulted in him losing power shortly before his death in February 1922.[5][7][8]