Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Taruhito | |
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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 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Ozawa Takeo |
| Succeeded by | Prince Komatsu Akihito |
| In office 22 December 1885 – 14 May 1888 | |
| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Succeeded by | Ozawa Takeo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1835 |
| Died | 15 January 1895 (aged 59) |
| Awards | Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1867–1895 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Imperial 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.