Kodama Gentarō

Kodama Gentarō
兒玉 源太郎
Chief of the Army General Staff
In office
11 April 1906 – 30 July 1906
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byŌyama Iwao
Succeeded byOku Yasukata
4th Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
26 February 1898 – 11 April 1906
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byNogi Maresuke
Succeeded bySakuma Samata
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
15 July 1903 – 12 October 1903
Prime MinisterKatsura Tarō
Preceded byUtsumi Tadakatsu
Succeeded byKatsura Tarō
Minister of Education
In office
17 July 1903 – 22 September 1903
Prime MinisterKatsura Tarō
Preceded byKikuchi Dairoku
Succeeded byYuzuru Kubota
Minister of the Army
In office
23 December 1900 – 27 March 1902
Prime Minister
  • Itō Hirobumi
  • Katsura Tarō
Preceded byKatsura Tarō
Succeeded byTerauchi Masatake
Personal details
Born(1852-03-16)16 March 1852
Died23 July 1906(1906-07-23) (aged 54)
Resting placeTama Cemetery
ChildrenHideo Kodama
Kodama Kyūichi
RelativesShigetō Hozumi (son-in-law)
Kōichi Kido (son-in-law)
AwardsOrder of the Golden Kite (first class)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1868–1906
Rank General
Battles/warsBoshin War
Saga rebellion
Shinpūren Rebellion
Satsuma Rebellion
First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
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Viscount Kodama Gentarō (兒玉 源太郎; 16 March 1852 – 23 July 1906) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military.