Prince Arisugawa Taruhito

Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
有栖川宮熾仁親王
General Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
December 22, 1885 – May 14, 1888
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byYamagata Aritomo
Succeeded byOzawa Takeo[note 1]
In office
March 9, 1889 – January 15, 1895
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byOzawa Takeo[note 2]
Succeeded byPrince Komatsu Akihito
Personal details
Born(1835-03-17)March 17, 1835
Kyoto, Japan
DiedJanuary 15, 1895(1895-01-15) (aged 59)
Kobe, Japan
AwardsCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1867–1895
RankGeneral
CommandsImperial Japanese Army
Battles/wars
Prince Arisugawa Taruhito

Taruhito, Prince Arisugawa (有栖川宮熾仁親王, Arisugawa-no-miya Taruhito-Shinnō, March 17, 1835 – January 15, 1895) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who became the 9th head of the Arisugawa-no-miya (有栖川宮家) line of shinnōke cadet branches of the Imperial Family of Japan on September 9, 1871.
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