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COMMANDER // 1840–1900

Kuroda Kiyotaka

lieutenant generalJapan3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1840 – 1900

1840185018601870188018901900Boshin War · 1868-1869Battle of Aizu — November 6, 1868 · Satsuma Domain · Boshin WarBattle of Hakodate — December 4, 1868 · Japan · Boshin WarBattle of Hokuetsu — March 29, 1868 · Satsuma Domain · Boshin War

Active service 1868 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 28.

Profile

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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Battles (3)

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