Kabayama Sukenori

Kabayama Sukenori
樺山 資紀
Japanese Admiral Count Kabayama Sukenori
1st Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
10 May 1895 – 2 June 1896
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKatsura Tarō
Minister of Education
In office
8 November 1898 – October 1900
Prime MinisterYamagata Aritomo
Preceded byInukai Tsuyoshi
Succeeded byMatsuda Masahisa
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
20 September 1896 – 12 January 1898
Prime MinisterMatsukata Masayoshi
Preceded byItagaki Taisuke
Succeeded byYoshikawa Akimasa
Minister of the Navy
In office
17 May 1890 – 8 August 1892
Prime MinisterYamagata Aritomo
Matsukata Masayoshi
Preceded bySaigō Jūdō
Succeeded byNire Kagenori
Personal details
BornHashiguchi Kakunoshin (橋口 覚之進)
(1837-12-09)9 December 1837
Died8 February 1922(1922-02-08) (aged 84)
ChildrenKabayama Aisuke
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun (1st class)
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
 Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1874–1903
Rank Major General
Admiral
Battles/wars
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister1". Replace with "prime_minister1".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister3". Replace with "prime_minister3".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "serviceyears". Replace with "service_years".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister2". Replace with "prime_minister2".

Count Kabayama Sukenori (樺山 資紀; 9 December 1837 – 8 February 1922) was a Japanese samurai military leader and statesman. He was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He later became the first Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan during the island's period as a Japanese colony. He is also sometimes referred to as Kabayama Motonori.