Died 1922-02-01.
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Yamagata Aritomo
Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889–1891 and 1898–1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers and statesmen who dominated the politics of Japan during the Meiji era. As the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of its nationalist and reactionary ideology…
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politics · Japanese statesman and general (1838–1922) · politician · military personnel · also Yamagata Aritomo, Aritomo
Born 14 June 1838 · Died 1 February 1922 · Q297636
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1922· 1 entry
1915· 1 entry
Fearing it would alienate the Western powers
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1909· 1 entry
Yamagata successfully consolidated power as the highest authority in the imperial regime below the Emperor himself
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1906· 3 entries
Awarded Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1906).
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Won Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class (1906).
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Awarded Honorary member of the Order of Merit (1906).
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1903· 1 entry
Yamagata and Katsura engineered Itō's removal from party leadership by having him appointed President of the Privy Council
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1902· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1902).
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1898· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1898–1900).
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1895· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class (1895).
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Won Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd Class (1895).
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1891· 1 entry
Won Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon (1891).
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1890· 1 entry
An event that marked a new phase in Japanese politics
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1889· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (1889–1891).
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1883· 2 entries
Career landmark: Lord of Home Affairs (1883–1885).
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Was appointed Home Minister and embarked on a major reform of the state's internal administration
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1878· 1 entry
With the advice of his subordinate Katsura Tarō, established an independent Imperial Japanese Army General Staff, modeled on the Prussian system
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1877· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (1877).
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Which validated his military reforms and destroyed the last vestiges of the samurai class, including the right to bear swords
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1871· 1 entry
A crucial step in the centralization of political power
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1867· 1 entry
Was a major loss for the loyalist movement; though Yamagata was a talented officer, Takasugi passed over him for command of the Kiheitai, selecting Ōmura Masujirō for the role as Ōmura had greater technical and tactical
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1866· 1 entry
Leading kiheitai units in amphibious raids across the Shimonoseki Strait
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1864· 1 entry
An experience that convinced him of the overwhelming superiority of Western military technology
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1859· 1 entry
Yamagata became a central figure among the young, radical Chōshū loyalists
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1858· 1 entry
At the age of twenty, Yamagata was selected to go to Kyoto, the imperial capital, to serve as an intelligence agent for the domain
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1853· 1 entry
Had shattered Japan's seclusion policy and exposed the weakness of the Tokugawa shogunate
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1838· 1 entry
Born 1838-06-14.
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