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Itō Hirobumi
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1st, 5th, 7th and 10th Prime Minister of Japan (1841–1909)
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Itō Hirobumi was a Japanese politician and diplomat born in 1841 as 林利助. He served as Prime Minister of Japan and participated in the Iwakura Mission. His education included studies at Shōkasonjuku Academy, University College London, and under Yoshida Shōin, Alexander William Williamson, Rudolf von Gneist, and Albert Mosse. He was a member of the Rikken Seiyūkai political party and spoke Japanese.
He received several awards, including the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the Rising Sun (1st class and with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class), and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. Hirobumi died in 1909 from a gunshot wound at Harbin railway station. His death was ruled a homicide. He is the author of works such as 獨墺に於ける伊藤博文の憲法取調と日本憲法 and 実業・工業資料.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Chōshū Five
- Family name
- Itō
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of death
- Harbin railway station
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Educated at
- Shōkasonjuku Academy
- Political party
- Rikken Seiyūkai
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Native language
- Japanese
- Religion
- Rinzai school
- Participant in
- Iwakura Mission
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- NSRW Marquis Ito.png
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- Commons category
- Itō Hirobumi
- date of birth
- 1841-10-16
- date of death
- 1909-10-26
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- homicide
- topic's main category
- Category:Itō Hirobumi
- name in kana
- いとう ひろぶみ
- birth name
- 林利助
- name in native language
- 伊藤博文
- art name
- 春畝公
- nickname
- 滄浪閣主人
- ethnic group
- Japanese people
- time period
- 19th century
- pseudonym
- 하야시 도시스케
- writing language
- Japanese
- depicted by
- 1000 yen note
- allegiance
- Empire of Japan
- affiliation
- Chōshū Domain
- social classification
- kazoku
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of the House of Peers In office 5 August 1895 – 26 October 1909 In office 10 July 1890 – 21 July 1891
Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture In office 12 July 1868 – 21 May 1869 MonarchMeiji Preceded byOffice established Succeeded byKitabatake Michishiro
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