Yamagata Aritomo
Prime Minister of Japan
Died when: 83 years 232 days (1003 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Gensui Prince Yamagata Aritomo (山縣 有朋, 14 June 1838 – 1 February 1922), also known as Prince Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a senior-ranking Japanese military commander, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the genrō, an élite group of senior statesmen who dominated Japan after the Meiji Restoration.
As the Imperial Japanese Army's inaugural Chief of Staff, he was the chief architect of the Empire of Japan's military and its reactionary ideology.
For this reason, some historians consider Yamagata to be the “father” of Japanese militarism.During the latter part of the Meiji Era, Yamagata vied against Marquess Itō Hirobumi for control over the nation's policies.
After Itō was assassinated in 1909, he became the most powerful figure in Japan save for the Emperor himself.Henceforth, Prince Yamagata oversaw all policymaking within the empire until a falling-out with the Imperial family resulted in him losing power shortly before his death in February 1922.
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