Yamagata Aritomo
Japanese military leader and statesman (1838–1922)
Facts
40 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- June 14, 1838
- Date of death
- February 1, 1922
- Place of birth
- Hagi
- Place of death
- Koki-an
- Ethnic group
- Japanese people[11]
- Occupation
- politician, military personnel
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Japan, Prime Minister of Japan, Lord of Home Affairs, member of the House of Peers, Chairman of the Privy Council of Japan, Chairman of the Privy Council of Japan, Chairman of the Privy Council of Japan, Minister of Home Affairs, Ministry of the Army, Ministry of the Army, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
- Educated at
- Shōkasonjuku Academy[19]
- Award received
- Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamond signs, Order of Taejo, Honorary member of the Order of Merit, Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Knight Grand Cross of the Iron Crown (Austria), Order of the White Eagle, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, 1st Class Order of the Crown[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
- Spouse
- Tomoko Yamagata[8]
- Student of
- Yoshida Shōin, Chō Sanshū
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- Japanese
- Date of burial or cremation
- February 9, 1922
- Described by source
- Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Family
- Yamagata clan[37]
- Family name
- Yamagata[53]
- Given name
- Aritomo[54]
- Japanese court rank
- Junior First Rank
- Manner of death
- natural causes
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- Military branch
- Imperial Japanese Army[41]
- Military, police or special rank
- field marshal[42]
- Name in kana
- やまがた ありとも
- Name in native language
- 山縣有朋, 山県有朋
- Participant in
- Yamashiroya-Zwischenfall, 宮中某重大事件
- Participated in conflict
- Boshin War, Shimonoseki Campaign, Second Chōshū expedition, Satsuma Rebellion, First Sino-Japanese War[48][49][50][51][52]
- Place of burial
- Gokoku-ji Temple[7]
- Relative
- Yamagata Isaburō, Mitsunojō Funakoshi
- Social classification
- kazoku
- Start of work period
- 1868
- Writing language
- Japanese
🏷️ Also known as
en Yamagata Aritomo
ar أريتومو ياماغاتا
ar ياماغاتا أريتومو
cs Aritomo Jamagata
de Aritomo Yamagata
de Aritomo Jamagata
el Γιαμαγκάτα Αριτόμο
es Aritomo Yamagata
fa یاماگاتا آریتومو
fi Yamagata Arimoto
fr Aritomo Yamagata
he יאמגאטה אריטומו
hu Jamagata Aritomo
it Yamagata Aritomo
ja 山縣狂介
ja 山形有朋
ja 山県小輔
ja 山県有朋
ja 山県狂介
ja 山縣有朋
🔖 Identifiers · 58
- ISNI
- 0000000083854220
- VIAF cluster ID
- 57421969
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n81071829
- GND ID
- 119316552
- Aozora Bunko author ID
- 1333
- Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
- yamagata-aritomo-1838-1922-prime-minister-of-japan-and-army-officer
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
- aritomo-jamagata
- BabelNet ID
- 00981711n
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 16724955b
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
- yamagata-aritomo
- CiNii Research ID
- 1140845216698704128
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 119316552
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- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 119316552
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
- 204849
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
- 3g4Fqb
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
- 17198
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Yamagata-Aritomo
- Europeana entity
- agent/base/147657
- FAST ID
- 74983
- Fandom article ID
- cs.historika:Aritomo_Jamagata
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 7794726
- Freebase ID
- /m/017hdk
- Google News topics ID
- CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNREUzYUdSckVnSnFZU2dBUAE
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- aritomo-yamagata
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 0072794
- HKCAN ID
- 9811113332003406
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
- 66474
- IdRef ID
- 081975929
- J9U entity ID
- 987007446903205171
- Japan Search name ID
- 山県有朋
- Jinji Koshinroku ID (1st edition)
- 1985
- Jinji Koshinroku ID (4th edition)
- 8248
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 119316552
- Lex ID
- Yamagata_Aritomo
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
- 06064/eu_y_0012/y0012
- Modern History Database person ID
- esjivhdqrvqldjj
- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA01319052
- NDL Authority ID
- 00092402
- NE.se ID
- aritomo-yamagata
- NLP ID
- a0000001968131
- NUKAT ID
- n2006057456
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810658518605606
- Naver Encyclopedia ID (pre-August 2026)
- 1179024
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3999384
- Open Library ID
- OL4865073A
- Our Campaigns candidate ID
- 121257
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803125238661
- PM20 folder ID
- pe/041027
- Pontifical Urbaniana University ID
- 69516
- Share-VDE 1.0 author ID
- 3143454
- Topic's main category
- Category:Yamagata Aritomo
- Treccani ID
- aritomo-yamagata
- Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
- aritomo-yamagata
- Who's Who UK ID
- U204981
- WikiTree person ID
- 山縣-2
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJj8Pcmyxc7yKddpv767pP
- Yale LUX ID
- person/c194d743-0966-4991-b948-24262860b5d2
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Founded entities 4
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Heads of government of 2
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Member of 1
Military branch 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Native language 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Relative 1
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Student of 1
Teachers 1
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Summary
Yamagata Aritomo was born on June 14, 1838[1], in Hagi[2]. He died on February 1, 1922[3], in Koki-an[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6].
Why It Matters
Works attributed to Yamagata Aritomo include Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors[57], an imperial rescript[58], in Empire of Japan[59], written by Nishi Amane[60].
FAQs
Where was Yamagata Aritomo born?
Yamagata Aritomo's place of birth was Hagi[2].
Where did Yamagata Aritomo die?
Yamagata Aritomo died in Koki-an[4].
Who was Yamagata Aritomo married to?
Yamagata Aritomo's spouses include Tomoko Yamagata[8].
What did Yamagata Aritomo do for work?
Yamagata Aritomo worked as a politician[5] and military personnel[6].
Where did Yamagata Aritomo go to school?
Yamagata Aritomo was educated at Shōkasonjuku Academy[19].
What awards did Yamagata Aritomo receive?
Honors received include Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum[21], Order of the Golden Kite, 1st Class[22], Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum[23], and Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class[24].