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*''Japanese'': [[樺山]]資紀 ''(Kabayama Sukenori)''
*''Japanese'': [[樺山]]資紀 ''(Kabayama Sukenori)''
Kabayama Sukenori was the first [[governor-general of Taiwan]]. Previously, he had been a samurai retainer to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]]; following the abolition of the [[samurai]] class and of the [[abolition of the han|''bakuhan'' system]], commander of the second Kyushu outpost garrison. He played a significant role in pressuring the national government to send [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|a punitive expedition to Taiwan]] following the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]].
Kabayama Sukenori was a prominent statesman of the early [[Meiji period]], holding numerous ministerial positions, and serving as the first [[governor-general of Taiwan]]. Previously, he had been a samurai retainer to the [[Shimazu clan]] of [[Satsuma han]], and fought in several of the key conflicts of the 1860s-1870s.
Kabayama was named Governor-General in [[1895]] and arrived on the island as the head of a squadron on July 6 of that year.
Kabayama fought in the [[Boshin War]], and following the abolition of the [[samurai]] class and of the [[abolition of the han|''bakuhan'' system]], he became commander of the second Kyushu outpost garrison, leading the defense of [[Kumamoto castle]] against the forces of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] in [[1877]]. Kabayama also played a significant role in pressuring the national government to send [[Taiwan Expedition of 1874|a punitive expedition to Taiwan]] following the [[Taiwan Incident of 1871]].
After a period as [[Superintendant General]]<!--警視総監-->, followed by posts as [[Minister of the Navy]] and [[Minister of the Army]], Kabayama was named Governor-General of Taiwan in [[1895]] and arrived on the island as the head of a squadron on July 6 of that year. He later served as [[Minister of the Interior]] and [[Minister of Education]] before his death in 1922.
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*Suzuki Eka, "Building Statues of Japanese Governors: Monumental Bronze Sculptures and Colonial Cooperation in Taiwan under Japanese Rule," presentation at 2013 UCSB International Conference on Taiwan Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 7 Dec 2013.
*Suzuki Eka, "Building Statues of Japanese Governors: Monumental Bronze Sculptures and Colonial Cooperation in Taiwan under Japanese Rule," presentation at 2013 UCSB International Conference on Taiwan Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 7 Dec 2013.
*Uemura Hideaki. "The Colonial Annexation of Okinawa and the Logic of International Law: The Formation of an 'Indigenous People' in East Asia." ''Japanese Studies'' 23:2 (2003). p109.
*Uemura Hideaki. "The Colonial Annexation of Okinawa and the Logic of International Law: The Formation of an 'Indigenous People' in East Asia." ''Japanese Studies'' 23:2 (2003). p109.
*Plaque at historical marker in Kagoshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/19479575338/sizes/k/]
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