Terauchi Masatake

Count
Terauchi Masatake
寺内 正毅
Prime Minister of Japan
In office
9 October 1916 – 29 September 1918
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byŌkuma Shigenobu
Succeeded byHara Takashi
Governor General of Korea
In office
30 May 1910 – 9 October 1916
MonarchsMeiji
Taishō
Preceded bySone Arasuke (as resident-general)
Succeeded byGensui Count Hasegawa
Minister of the Army
In office
27 March 1902 – 30 August 1911
Prime Minister
Preceded byKodama Gentarō
Succeeded byIshimoto Shinroku
Personal details
Born(1852-02-05)5 February 1852
Yamaguchi, Chōshū Domain (Japan)
Died3 November 1919(1919-11-03) (aged 67)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyIndependent
SpouseTerauchi Taki (1862–1920)
ChildrenHisaichi Terauchi
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun (1st class)
Order of the Golden Kite (1st Class)
Order of the Bath (Honorary Knight Grand Cross)
Signature
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/serviceImperial Japanese Army
Years of service1871–1910
RankField Marshal (Gensui)
Battles/warsBoshin War
Satsuma Rebellion
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War

Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake (Japanese: 寺内 正毅), GCB (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919), was a Japanese military officer and politician.[1] He was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and the Prime Minister of Japan from 1916 to 1918.

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Terauchi Masatake" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 964, p. 964, at Google Books.