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Kuroda Kiyotaka was the 2nd [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, and before that, director of the [[Hokkaido Development Bureau]].

Kuroda Kiyotaka was the 2nd [[Prime Minister]] of Japan, and before that, director of the [[Hokkaido Development Bureau]].

A [[samurai]] of [[Satsuma clan]], he played a role in arranging the [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Satsuma-Chôshû Alliance]] of the [[Bakumatsu period]]. During the [[Boshin War]], he then served as part of the military staff of the Hokuriku Pacification Supervisory Division (北陸鎮撫総監府), and fought in the [[Battle of Hakodate]].

A [[samurai]] of [[Satsuma han]], he played a role in arranging the [[Sat-Cho Alliance|Satsuma-Chôshû Alliance]] of the [[Bakumatsu period]]. During the [[Boshin War]], he then served as part of the military staff of the Hokuriku Pacification Supervisory Division (北陸鎮撫総監府), and fought in the [[Battle of Hakodate]].

As director of the Hokkaido Development Bureau, Kuroda invited [[Horace Capron]] and [[William Clark]] to serve as development advisors, and also established the Sapporo Agricultural School. After a period as [[Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]], Kuroda succeeded [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] to become the second Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan; he would serve in that position for only about a year and a half, but during his brief administration, Kuroda would preside over the [[Promulgation of the Meiji Constitution]].

As director of the Hokkaido Development Bureau, Kuroda invited [[Horace Capron]] and [[William Clark]] to serve as development advisors, and also established the Sapporo Agricultural School. After a period as [[Minister of Agriculture and Commerce]], Kuroda succeeded [[Ito Hirobumi|Itô Hirobumi]] to become the second Prime Minister of the Empire of Japan; he would serve in that position for only about a year and a half, but during his brief administration, Kuroda would preside over the [[Promulgation of the Meiji Constitution]].