Prince Matsukata Masayoshi was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1891 to 1892, and from 1896 to 1898. Born in the Satsuma Domain to a samurai family, Matsukata served as
Matsukata, unknown date
Matsukata wearing the Order of St Michael and St George
Prince Ōyama Iwao was a Japanese field marshal, and one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Army. He was representative of the outstanding military commanders of the late modern period.