Difference between revisions of "Kabayama Sukenori"
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| + | *''Born: [[1837]]'' | ||
| + | *''Died: 1922'' | ||
| + | *''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]] | + | 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]]. |
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| + | Kabayama was named Governor-General in [[1895]] and arrived on the island as the head of a squadron on July 6 of that year. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *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. | ||
[[Category:Samurai]] | [[Category:Samurai]] | ||
[[Category:Meiji Period]] | [[Category:Meiji Period]] | ||
Revision as of 02:22, 14 December 2013
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 bakuhan system, commander of the second Kyushu outpost garrison. He played a significant role in pressuring the national government to send a punitive expedition to Taiwan following the Taiwan Incident of 1871.
Kabayama was named Governor-General in 1895 and arrived on the island as the head of a squadron on July 6 of that year.
References
- 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.
