Kabayama Sukenori
Count Kabayama Sukenori (樺山 資紀, 9 December 1837 – 8 February 1922) was a Japanese samurai military leader and statesman. He was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He later became the first Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan during the island's period as a Japanese colony. He is also sometimes referred to as Kabayama Motonori.
Count Kabayama Sukenori 樺山 資紀 | |
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Japanese Admiral Count Kabayama Sukenori | |
| Governor-General of Taiwan | |
| In office 10 May 1895 – 2 June 1896 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Katsura Tarō |
| Minister of Interior Empire of Japan | |
| In office 20 September 1896 – 12 January 1898 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Itagaki Taisuke |
| Succeeded by | Yoshikawa Akimasa |
| Minister of Education Empire of Japan | |
| In office 8 November 1898 – October 1900 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Inukai Tsuyoshi |
| Succeeded by | Matsuda Masahisa |
| Minister of the Navy Empire of Japan | |
| In office 17 May 1890 – 8 August 1892 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Saigō Jūdō |
| Succeeded by | Nire Kagenori |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hashiguchi Kakunoshin (橋口 覚之進) 9 December 1837 Kagoshima, Satsuma domain Japan |
| Died | 8 February 1922 (aged 84) Tokyo, Japan |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1874–1903 |
| Rank | Major General Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Satsuma War Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War Battle of the Yalu Battle of Weihaiwei |
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