Kuroda Kiyotaka

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Japanese general (1840-1900)

Japan PoliticiansLived 1840 to 1900 · aged 59

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Count Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889. He was one of the genrō, or senior statesman of the Meiji era.

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Nishiki-e painting of Kuroda Kiyotaka

Kiyotaka Kuroda at a young age

The embassy of Kuroda Kiyotaka, in Pusan, on its way to Ganghwa Island (江華島), Korea, 16 January 1876. There were 2 warships (Nisshin, Moshun and 3 troop transports of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one liner for the embassy led by Kuroda.

Awards 4

Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

Order of the Red Eagle

Connected to Kuroda 6

Katsura TarōAlso won Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

Inoue KaoruAlso won Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

Yasuhito, Prince ChichibuAlso won Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum

Shintarō AbeAlso won Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

Hamaguchi OsachiAlso won Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-SabahAlso won Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class

About this person

Count Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889. He was one of the genrō, or senior statesman of the Meiji era. Born in the Satsuma Domain to a samurai family, Kuroda was involved in the colonization of Hokkaido, the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876, and the suppression of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. After his tenure as prime minister, which ended due to his inability to revise the unequal treaties imposed on Japan, Kuroda also served as Minister of Communications and President of the Privy Council.

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Japan