Prince Arisugawa Taruhito

Taruhito
有栖川宮熾仁親王
General Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
In office
9 March 1889 – 15 January 1895
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byOzawa Takeo
Succeeded byPrince Komatsu Akihito
In office
22 December 1885 – 14 May 1888
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byYamagata Aritomo
Succeeded byOzawa Takeo
Personal details
Born(1835-03-17)17 March 1835
Died15 January 1895(1895-01-15) (aged 59)
AwardsCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1867–1895
RankGeneral
CommandsImperial Japanese Army
Battles/wars
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Taruhito, Prince Arisugawa (有栖川宮熾仁親王, Arisugawa-no-miya Taruhito-Shinnō; March 17, 1835 – January 15, 1895) was a Japanese imperial prince and general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the 9th head of the Arisugawa-no-miya (有栖川宮家) line of shinnōke cadet branches of the Imperial Family of Japan from 1871.

Prince Arisugawa held several government and military offices during the Meiji era, such as commander of the Imperial Army during the Boshin War and the Satsuma Rebellion, president of the Genrōin, Minister of the Left and chief of the army general staff.