Government-General of Taiwan

The Government-General of Taiwan (Government of Taiwan, Taiwan Government, Government of Formosa, Japanese: 台湾総督府, Kyūjitai: 臺灣總督府, Hepburn: Taiwan Sōtokufu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Chóng-tok-hú; Tâi-lô: Tâi-uân Tsóng-tok-hú; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ=Thòi-vân Chúng-tuk-fú) was the government that governed Taiwan under Japanese rule between 1895 and 1945.

Government-General of Taiwan
臺灣總督府
Taiwan Sōtokufu (Japanese)
Tâi-oân Chóng-tok-hú (Taiwanese)
Seal of the Government-General
Agency overview
Formed8 May 1895 (1895-05-08)
Preceding
  • Fukien-Taiwan Provincial Administration, Qing Empire
Dissolved25 October 1945 (1945-10-25)
Superseding agency
  • Taiwan Provincial Government
Headquarters1 Chōme, Bunbu Chō, Taihoku, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan
(臺北州臺北市文武町一丁目)
Agency executive
Key document
  • Constitution of the Empire of Japan
Footnotes
Sometimes also translated to Government of Taiwan, Taiwan Government. The western name Formosa was also used occasionally.
Government of Taiwan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese臺灣總督府
Japanese name
Kanaたいわんそうとくふ
Kyūjitai臺灣總督府
Shinjitai台湾総督府
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