Home › Entities › human › Kido Takayoshi

Kido Takayoshi

Japanese samurai of the Mito Domain and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1833-1877)
Person human Q696402
Kido Takayoshi
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 11, 1833
Date of death
May 26, 1877
Place of birth
Hagi
Place of death
Kyoto
Country of citizenship
Japan[10]
Ethnic group
Japanese people[12]
Occupation
politician, diplomat
Position held
Lord of Home Affairs, Minister of Education[13][14]
Educated at
Meirinkan[15]
Award received
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[16]
Father
Wada Masakage[8]
Spouse
Kido Matsuko[9]
Part of
Three great nobles, Ten great nobles[18][19]
Student of
Egawa Hidetatsu, Yoshida Shōin, Nakajima Saburōsuke, Saitō Yakurō[29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[35]
Allegiance
Mito Domain[25]
Art name
松菊[39]
Birth name
和田小五郎, Katsura Kogorō[36][37]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33]
Family name
Kido[21]
Given name
Takayoshi[22]
Japanese court rank
Junior First Rank
Show all 34 facts +10
Name in kana
きど たかよし, きど こういん[40][41]
Name in native language
木戸孝允[38]
Native language
Japanese[11]
P14541
oii9w
Participant in
Iwakura Mission[34]
Place of burial
Ryōzen Cemetery[7]
Pseudonym
桂小五郎, 貫治[23][24]
Relative
桂孝古, Kido Shōjirō, Kido Takamasa[26][27][28]
Residence
Kyōto[20]
Writing language
Japanese
🏷️ Also known as
en Katsura Kogorō en Kido Takayoshi en Kido Kōin en Wada Kogorō en Takayoshi Kido ar كيدو تاكا-يوشي ar كيدو تاكايوشي cs Takajoši Kido da Kido Koin es Kogoro Katsura fa کیدو تاکایوشی fr Kido Takayoshi he טקיושי קידו hu Kido Takajosi ja きど たかよし ja 桂小五郎 ja 松菊 ja 木戸貫治 ja 木戸準一郎 ja 木戸孝允
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000082911473
VIAF cluster ID
108554740
Library of Congress authority ID
n81112418
GND ID
119204975
BabelNet ID
01197010n
British Museum person or institution ID
213393
CiNii Research ID
1140845216522941696
Daum Encyclopedia ID
b03g0801a
De Agostini ID
Kido,+Kōin
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
17193
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Kido-Takayoshi
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
kido
Show all 37 identifiers +25
FAST ID
80020
Freebase ID
/m/01bbrq
Google News topics ID
CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNREZpWW5KeEVnSnFZU2dBUAE
HKCAN ID
9812163349503406
Japan Search name ID
木戸孝允
Lex ID
Kido_Koin
Libraries Australia ID
36555407
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00805383
NDL Authority ID
00030387, 00376248
NLA Trove people ID
1289844
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000439692
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007280659605171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071440305
Naver Encyclopedia ID
3351890
NicoNicoPedia ID
木戸孝允
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3922016
Open Library ID
OL1220688A
Open Plaques subject ID
7977
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
木戸孝允
Prabook ID
1717266
Share-VDE 1.0 author ID
4970828
Topic's main category
Category:Kido Takayoshi
WikiTree person ID
和田-18
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCJbBHf6bwGqJP7VJFKd
Yale LUX ID
person/28a152b6-730b-4e4d-ab12-af758be6575c

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
politician, diplomat
Student of 2
Yoshida Shōin, Egawa Hidetatsu
Teachers 2
Yoshida Shōin, Egawa Hidetatsu
Allegiance 1
Mito Domain
Award received 1
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class
Belongs to 1
Three great nobles
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Educated at 1
Meirinkan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Native language 1
Japanese
Part of 1
Three great nobles
Participant in 1
Iwakura Mission
Participated in 1
Osaka Conference of 1875
Place of birth 1
Hagi
Place of death 1
Kyoto
Residence 1
Kyōto
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Kido Matsuko
Spouses 1
Kido Matsuko
Topic's main category 1
Category:Kido Takayoshi
Works by author 1
Charter Oath
Writing language 1
Japanese
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Kido Takayoshi
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Kido Takayoshi was born on August 11, 1833[1], in Hagi[2]. He died on May 26, 1877[3], in Kyoto[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Kido Takayoshi include Charter Oath[42], a constitution[43], in Japan[44], written by Yuri Kimimasa[45].

FAQs

Where was Kido Takayoshi born?

Kido Takayoshi was born in Hagi[2].

Where did Kido Takayoshi die?

Kido Takayoshi died in Kyoto[4].

Who were Kido Takayoshi's parents?

Kido Takayoshi's father was Wada Masakage[8].

Who was Kido Takayoshi married to?

Kido Takayoshi's spouses include Kido Matsuko[9].

What did Kido Takayoshi do for work?

Kido Takayoshi worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

Where did Kido Takayoshi go to school?

Kido Takayoshi was educated at Meirinkan[15].

What awards did Kido Takayoshi receive?

Honors received include Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[16].

Related Entities

Japan Yoshida Shōin

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kido Takayoshi. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kido-takayoshi
MLA “Kido Takayoshi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kido-takayoshi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kido-takayoshi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kido Takayoshi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kido-takayoshi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kido Takayoshi — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kido-takayoshi (retrieved 2026-11-04)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kido-takayoshi · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'az', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'ja', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||an, ast, az, bg, br, bs, ca, cy, da, el, es, et, eu, fi, ga, gl, hr, hu, hy, it, ka, lb, lt, lv, mk, mt, nds, no, oc, pt, ro, sk, sl, sq, sr, sv, tr, uk */ Qu"
  2. 8w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Japanese court rank → Junior First Rank
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Japanese court rank: Junior First Rank, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788736897126"
  3. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → oii9w
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Kyoto
    Topic's main category → Category:Kido Takayoshi
    Aliases → —
    Given name → Takayoshi
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||es, it, pt, ru, uk, sv, da, no, fi, et, lt, lv, sk, hu, ro, bg, el, tr, az, hy, ka, hr, bs, sl, sr, mk, sq, mt, is, ga, cy, eu, ca, gl, ast, an, oc, br, lb, n"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.