Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō | |
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兒玉 源太郎 | |
| Chief of the Army General Staff | |
| In office 11 April 1906 – 30 July 1906 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Ōyama Iwao |
| Succeeded by | Oku Yasukata |
| 4th Governor-General of Taiwan | |
| In office 26 February 1898 – 11 April 1906 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Nogi Maresuke |
| Succeeded by | Sakuma Samata |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 15 July 1903 – 12 October 1903 | |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Utsumi Tadakatsu |
| Succeeded by | Katsura Tarō |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 17 July 1903 – 22 September 1903 | |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Kikuchi Dairoku |
| Succeeded by | Yuzuru Kubota |
| Minister of the Army | |
| In office 23 December 1900 – 27 March 1902 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Katsura Tarō |
| Succeeded by | Terauchi Masatake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1852 |
| Died | 23 July 1906 (aged 54) |
| Resting place | Tama Cemetery |
| Children | Hideo Kodama Kodama Kyūichi |
| Relatives | Shigetō Hozumi (son-in-law) Kōichi Kido (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Order 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 service | 1868–1906 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Boshin 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.