Kabayama Sukenori

Count Kabayama Sukenori
樺山 資紀
Japanese Admiral Count Kabayama Sukenori
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office 10 May 1895 – 2 June 1896
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Katsura Tarō
Minister of Interior Empire of Japan
In office 20 September 1896 – 12 January 1898
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Itagaki Taisuke
Succeeded by	Yoshikawa Akimasa
Minister of Education Empire of Japan
In office 8 November 1898 – October 1900
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Inukai Tsuyoshi
Succeeded by	Matsuda Masahisa
Minister of the Navy Empire of Japan
In office 17 May 1890 – 8 August 1892
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Saigō Jūdō
Succeeded by	Nire Kagenori
Personal details
Born	Hashiguchi Kakunoshin (橋口 覚之進) 9 December 1837 Kagoshima, Satsuma domain Japan
Died	8 February 1922(1922-02-08) (aged 84)[1] Tokyo, Japan
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun (1st class)
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army  Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1874–1903
Rank	Major General Admiral
Battles/wars	Anglo-Satsuma War Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War Battle of the Yalu Battle of Weihaiwei

Count^{[citation needed]} Kabayama Sukenori (樺山 資紀, 9 December 1837 – 8 February 1922) was a Japanese samurai military leader and statesman.^[2] He was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He later became the first Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan during the island's period as a Japanese colony. He is also sometimes referred to as Kabayama Motonori.