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Prince Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎, 4 January 1848 – 10 October 1913) was a Japanese politician and general of the Imperial Japanese Army who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1901 to 1913.
Kōshaku Katsura Tarō was a Japanese army officer and statesman who served three times as the prime minister of Japan. Katsura fought for the imperial cause in the Meiji Restoration, which in 1868 wrested power from the feudal Tokugawa family and restored it to the emperor.
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Nov 22, 2011 · Learn about Katsura Taro, a samurai who became a prominent politician and military leader in Meiji Japan. He served as prime minister three times, signed the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and annexed Korea.
Description. Military officer and statesman. Born in Yamaguchi, the son of a samurai of the Hagi Clan. Served in the Boshin War. In 1870 he went to Germany to study. In 1875 he was appointed military attaché to the legation in Germany and went back to Europe, where he was engaged in the research and study of German military administration.
KATSURA Taro. 13rd. Prime Minister. Profile Date of birth: November 28, 1847 From: Yamaguchi Age at inauguration: 60 Term in office: July 14, 1908 - August 30, 1911
Sep 29, 2014 · From 1901 to 1913 power alternated between the next-generation leaders Katsura Tarō, a Chōshū bureaucrat and former army general, and Saionji Kinmochi, who succeeded Itō Hirobumi as the head of...
Japanese army officer and statesman Katsura Taro served as prime minister of Japan three times: in 1901–06, 1908–11, and 1912–13. His mentor was military leader and prime minister Yamagata Aritomo, who helped Katsura advance in his political career. Katsura was born on January 4, 1848, in Hagi, Nagato province, Japan.
