Itō Hirobumi

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Itō Hirobumi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and the country’s first Prime Minister, instrumental in modernizing Japan and drafting its constitution.

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Itō Hirobumi canonical 33
Hirobumi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese statesman
human
politician
prime minister
advisorTo Emperor Meiji
birthDate 1841-10-16
birthPlace Chōshū Domain
Suō Province NERFINISHED
present-day Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
causeOfDeath assassination
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1909-10-26
educatedAt London (study abroad in the United Kingdom)
era Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period
familyName Itō
givenName Itō Hirobumi self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hirobumi
honorificTitle Prince
influencedBy German constitutional models
Prussian Constitution of 1850
surface form: Prussian constitutional system
killedBy An Jung-geun
mannerOfDeath shot
memberOf Chōshū Domain
surface form: Chōshū Domain leadership
name Itō Hirobumi self-link
nativeName 伊藤 博文
nobleTitle Prince (kōshaku) of the kazoku peerage
surface form: kōshaku (prince) in the kazoku peerage
notableAchievement established the cabinet system in Japan
modernized Japan’s political institutions
notableWork drafting the Meiji Constitution
numberOfTimesInOffice 4
participantIn Meiji Restoration
placeOfDeath Harbin
surface form: Harbin, China
positionHeld Genrō (elder statesman)
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan
surface form: Home Minister of Japan

Lord President of the Privy Council of Japan
surface form: President of the Privy Council of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan
Resident-General of Korea
religion Shinto (affiliation with State Shinto)
termEnd 1888-04-30
1896-08-31
1898-06-30
1901-05-10
termStart 1885-12-22
1892-08-08
1898-01-12
1900-10-19

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Iwakura Mission participant Itō Hirobumi
Meiji Constitution draftingLedBy Itō Hirobumi
Naikaku Sōri Daijin firstHolder Itō Hirobumi
Emperor Meiji associatedWith Itō Hirobumi
Yamagata Aritomo succeededBy Itō Hirobumi
Resident-General of Korea firstHolder Itō Hirobumi
Ōkubo Toshimichi ally Itō Hirobumi
Privy Council of Japan firstPresident Itō Hirobumi
Kido Takayoshi workedWith Itō Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi name Itō Hirobumi self-link
Itō Hirobumi givenName Itō Hirobumi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hirobumi
Meiji oligarchy hasMember Itō Hirobumi
Chōshū Domain notableFigure Itō Hirobumi
Annexation of Korea signedBy Itō Hirobumi
Hermann Roesler advisorTo Itō Hirobumi
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 signedBy Itō Hirobumi
Kuroda Kiyotaka predecessor Itō Hirobumi
Ōiso, Kanagawa hasNotableResident Itō Hirobumi
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907 signedBy Itō Hirobumi
Rikken Seiyūkai foundedBy Itō Hirobumi
genrō (elder statesman) notableMember Itō Hirobumi
subject surface form: genrō
Meiji Restoration keyFigure Itō Hirobumi
President of the Privy Council officeHeldBy Itō Hirobumi
subject surface form: President of the Privy Council (Japan)
Chōshū Five hasMember Itō Hirobumi
Yoshida Shōin influenced Itō Hirobumi
Yoshida Shōin notableStudent Itō Hirobumi
present-day Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan hasNotableNative Itō Hirobumi
subject surface form: Hōfu
An Jung-geun targetOfAssassination Itō Hirobumi
Katsura Kogorō workedWith Itō Hirobumi