COMMANDER // 1848–1913
Katsura Tarō
Lifespan
1848 – 1913
Active service 1894 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 46.
Profile
Prince Katsura Tarō was a Japanese statesman and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913. He was a genrō, or senior statesman who helped dictate policy during the Meiji era, and is the second-longest serving Japanese prime minister after Shinzo Abe, serving for a combined total of 7 years and 330 days.
Battles (1)
1894