POLITICIAN

Katsura Tarō

1848 - 1913

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Prince Katsura Tarō (桂 太郎, 4 January 1848 – 10 October 1913) was a Japanese politician and general who served as prime minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913. He was a genrō, or senior statesman who helped dictate policy during the Meiji era, and is the second-longest serving Japanese prime minister after Shinzo Abe, serving for a combined total of 7 years and 330 days. Born in the Choshu Domain to a samurai family, Katsura participated in the Boshin War that led to the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katsura Tarō has received more than 262,544 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Katsura Tarō is the 3,504th most popular politician (up from 3,762nd in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 199th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Japanese Politician.

Katsura Tarō is most famous for being the first Japanese prime minister to serve two consecutive terms in office. He served from 1892-1893 and 1898-1900.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katsura Tarō ranks 3,504 out of 19,576. Before him are Pepin II of Aquitaine, Qi of Xia, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Rauf Denktaş, Seleucus III Ceraunus, and Meir Kahane. After him are Edith Frank, Michael Hainisch, Joannes, Seongjong of Goryeo, Abbas I of Egypt, and Sviatopolk II of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Katsura Tarō ranks 22. Before him are Wilhelm Windelband, Viktor Vasnetsov, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Stepan Makarov, William II of Württemberg, and Carl Wernicke. After him are Zinovy Rozhestvensky, Milena Vukotić, Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, Victor Noir, Johann Palisa, and Guido von List. Among people deceased in 1913, Katsura Tarō ranks 18. Before him are August Bebel, Josephine Cochrane, Harriet Tubman, Philip Sclater, Francisco I. Madero, and Ármin Vámbéry. After him are Lewis A. Swift, Blanche Monnier, Gustaf de Laval, Alfred Redl, Emily Davison, and David Popper.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Katsura Tarō ranks 183 out of 6,245. Before him are Yohji Yamamoto (1943), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Momozono (1741), Sanada Yukimura (1567), and Emperor Tenji (626). After him are Emperor Kōgen (-272), Sen no Rikyū (1522), Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), and Emperor Kōtoku (596).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Katsura Tarō ranks 62. Before him are Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Yasuo Fukuda (1936), Imagawa Yoshimoto (1519), Taira no Kiyomori (1118), Emperor Momozono (1741), and Emperor Tenji (626). After him are Emperor Kōgen (-272), Emperor Seimu (83), Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535), Emperor Sakuramachi (1720), Emperor Kōtoku (596), and Emperor Antoku (1178).

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