Yamagata Aritomo

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Japanese politician Prime Minister of Japan human military leader

Yamagata Aritomo was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese military leader and statesman who helped modernize Japan’s army and twice served as Prime Minister.

Aliases (1)

山縣有朋 ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese politician → Prime Minister of Japan → human → military leader →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
awardReceived	Order of the Chrysanthemum → Order of the Golden Kite →
birthDate	1838-06-14 →
birthPlace	Hagi, Chōshū Domain → Nagato Province NERFINISHED → present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
deathDate	1922-02-01 →
deathPlace	Tokyo, Japan →
era	Meiji period → Taishō period →
ethnicGroup	Japanese →
familyName	Yamagata →
gender	male →
givenName	Aritomo →
headOfGovernment	Empire of Japan →
ideology	conservatism → militarism →
influencedBy	Chōshū Domain samurai tradition → Prussian military system →
memberOf	genrō (elder statesmen of Meiji Japan) →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal →
name	Yamagata Aritomo →
nativeName	山縣有朋 →
nobleTitle	Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage →
notableAchievement	establishment of a Prussian-style general staff system in Japan → introduction of conscription system in Japan →
notableWork	modernization of the Imperial Japanese Army →
occupation	soldier → statesman →
participantIn	Boshin War → First Sino-Japanese War → Russo-Japanese War →
positionHeld	Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan) → Home Minister of Japan → Lord President of the Privy Council of Japan → Minister of War of Japan → Prime Minister of Japan → member of the House of Peers (Japan) →
precededBy	Kuroda Kiyotaka → Ōkuma Shigenobu →
succeededBy	Itō Hirobumi → Matsukata Masayoshi →
termEnd	1891-05-06 → 1900-10-19 →
termStart	1889-12-24 → 1898-11-08 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ōkubo Toshimichi →	ally
Emperor Meiji →	associatedWith
First Sino-Japanese War →	commander
Battle of Pyongyang →	hasCommander
Yamagata Aritomo →	name
Yamagata Aritomo ("山縣有朋") →	nativeName
Imperial Japanese Army →	notableCommander
Iwakura Mission →	participant
Ministry of War of Japan →	positionHeldBy
Kido Takayoshi →	workedWith