Yamagata Aritomo
Japanese military leader and statesman (1838-1922) · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83
Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889-1891 and 1898-1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers and statesmen who dominated the politics of Japan during the Meiji era.
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Nicholas II of Russia 6 more1902Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the ChrysanthemumAward1895Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st classAward1891Silver Medal with Yellow RibbonAward1877Order of the Rising Sun, 1st classAward1838Born14 June 1838People around Yamagata
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As the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of its nationalist and reactionary ideology, which has led some historians to consider him the "father" of Japanese militarism.
