Kabayama Sukenori
| Count Kabayama Sukenori | |
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Japanese Admiral Count Kabayama Sukenori
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| Born | December 9, 1837 Kagoshima, Satsuma domain Japan |
| Died | February 8, 1922 (aged 84) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1874–1903 |
| Rank | Major General, Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Anglo-Satsuma War Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War oBattle of the Yalu oBattle of Weihaiwei. |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
| Other work |
Governor-General of Taiwan Privy Council Home Minister Education Minister |
Count Kabayama Sukenori (樺山 資紀?, 9 December 1837 – 8 February 1922) was a Japanese samurai military leader and statesman. He was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He later became the first Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan during the island's period as a Japanese colony. He is also sometimes referred to as Kabayama Motonori.
Born in Satsuma domain (modern day Kagoshima Prefecture) to a samurai family, Kabayama fought in the Anglo-Satsuma War and the Boshin War.
In 1871, he enlisted in the new Imperial Japanese Army and was accepted with the rank of major due to his previous combat experience. He was one of the defenders of Kumamoto Castle during the Satsuma Rebellion against his former Satsuma countrymen. He was subsequently promoted to colonel, and then major general, and placed in charge of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
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