Meiji oligarchy
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The Meiji oligarchy was the new ruling class of Meiji period Japan. In Japanese, the Meiji oligarchy is called the domain clique.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Kido Takayoshi
Yamagata Aritomo
Itō Hirobumi
Itō Hirobumi
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Prince Itō Hirobumi was a Japanese statesman who served as the first prime minister of Japan from 1885 to 1888. Itō held office again as prime minister three times between 1892 and 1901. He was also a
Itō's childhood home in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Itō as a young samurai, 1863
The "Chōshū Five", 1863. From left: Inoue Kaoru, Endō Kinsuke, Nomura Yakichi, Yamao Yōzō, and Itō.