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Katsura Tarō

1848 - 1913

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Prince Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎; 4 January 1848 – 10 October 1913) was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913. He was a genrō, or senior statesman who helped dictate policy during the Meiji era, and is the second-longest serving Japanese prime minister after Shinzo Abe, serving for a combined total of 7 years and 330 days. Born in the Choshu Domain to a samurai family, Katsura participated in the Boshin War that led to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He spent several years studying military science in Germany, and became a protégé of Yamagata Aritomo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katsura Tarō is the 4,757th most popular politician (down from 3,504th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Japan (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Japanese Politician.

Katsura Tarō is most famous for being the first Japanese prime minister to serve two consecutive terms in office. He served from 1892-1893 and 1898-1900.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katsura Tarō ranks 4,757 out of 19,576. Before him are John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Ntfombi of Eswatini, Moussa Traoré, Nana Akufo-Addo, and John Forsyth. After him are Al-Mustansir, Gesalec, Emperor Toba, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, and Barthold Georg Niebuhr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Katsura Tarō ranks 31. Before him are Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Milena Vukotić, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Pierre De Geyter, Hermann Alexander Diels, and Carlos, Duke of Madrid. After him are Hristo Botev, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Anna Boch, Guido von List, Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, and Auguste Forel. Among people deceased in 1913, Katsura Tarō ranks 22. Before him are Josephine Cochrane, Francisco I. Madero, Ármin Vámbéry, Lewis A. Swift, Reginald Lee, and Alfred Redl. After him are Mariano Rampolla, Louis Paul Cailletet, Gustaf de Laval, Empress Dowager Longyu, Emily Davison, and David Popper.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Katsura Tarō ranks 325 out of 6,245. Before him are Victoria Principal (1950), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Tadao Horie (1913), Reizo Fukuhara (1931), Fukusaburo Harada (null), and Hijikata Toshizō (1835). After him are Emperor Toba (1103), Saburo Shinosaki (null), Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Kazu Naoki (1918), Yoshio Fujiwara (null), and Emperor Go-Nijō (1285).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Katsura Tarō ranks 103. Before him are Emperor Bidatsu (538), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), Emperor Senka (467), Emperor Yūryaku (418), and Hosokawa Gracia (1563). After him are Emperor Toba (1103), Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Ankan (466), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243), and Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684).

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