Sanjō Sanetomi
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Prince Sanjō Sanetomi was a Japanese Imperial court noble and statesman at the time of the Meiji Restoration. He held many high-ranking offices in the Meiji government.
Sanetomi Sanjo formal
Kuroda Kiyotaka
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Count Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889. He was one of the genrō, or senior statesman of the Meiji era. Born in the Satsuma
Sanjō Sanetomi
…the dajōkan system in 1885. After the Cabinet system was established, he became Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan. In 1889, when Prime Minister Kuroda Kiyotaka and his cabinet resigned en masse, Emperor Meiji only accepted Kuroda's resignation and formally invited Sanjō to head the government. The Emperor…
Kiyotaka Kuroda formal
Nishiki-e painting of Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kiyotaka Kuroda at a young age