Itō Hirobumi

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Japanese statesman human politician prime minister

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

Aliases (1)

Hirobumi ×1

Statements (45)

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 period →
familyName	Itō NERFINISHED →
givenName	Hirobumi →
honorificTitle	Prince →
influencedBy	German constitutional models → Prussian constitutional system →
killedBy	An Jung-geun →
mannerOfDeath	shot →
memberOf	Chōshū Domain leadership →
name	Itō Hirobumi →
nativeName	伊藤博文 →
nobleTitle	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, China →
positionHeld	Genrō (elder statesman) → Home Minister of Japan → 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 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Naikaku Sōri Daijin → Resident-General of Korea →	firstHolder
Ōkubo Toshimichi →	ally
Emperor Meiji →	associatedWith
Meiji Constitution →	draftingLedBy
Privy Council of Japan →	firstPresident
Itō Hirobumi ("Hirobumi") →	givenName
Itō Hirobumi →	name
Resident-General of Korea →	officeHolder
Iwakura Mission →	participant
Yamagata Aritomo →	succeededBy
Kido Takayoshi →	workedWith