Terauchi Masatake
| Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake | |
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| 寺内 正毅 | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Japan | |
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In office 9 October 1916 – 29 September 1918 |
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| Monarch | Taishō |
| Preceded by | The Marquis Ōkuma |
| Succeeded by | Hara Takashi |
| Governor General of Korea | |
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In office 1 October 1910 – 9 October 1916 |
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| Monarch |
Meiji Taishō |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gensui Count Hasegawa |
| Resident General of Korea | |
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In office 30 May 1910 – 1 October 1910 |
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| Monarch | Meiji |
| Preceded by | Viscount Sone |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 February 1852 Yamaguchi, Chōshū Domain (Japan) |
| Died | 3 November 1919 (aged 67) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Gensui Count Terauchi Hisaichi |
| Awards |
Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (1st Class) Order of the Bath (Honorary Knight Grand Cross) |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1871–1910 |
| Rank | Gensui (Marshal) |
| Battles/wars |
Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
Gensui Count Terauchi Masatake (寺内 正毅?), GCB (5 February 1852 – 3 November 1919), was a Japanese military officer, proconsul and politician. He was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 18th Prime Minister of Japan from 9 October 1916 to 29 September 1918.
Terauchi Masatake was born in Chōshū Domain (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture) as the son of a samurai.
As a young soldier, he fought in the Boshin War against the Tokugawa shogunate, and later was commissioned second lieutenant in the fledging Imperial Japanese Army. He was injured and lost his right hand during the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, but his physical disability did not prove to be an impediment to his future military and political career.
In 1882, after being sent to France for military study as military attaché, Terauchi was appointed to several important military posts. He was the first Inspector General of Military Education in 1898 and made that post one of the three most powerful in the Imperial Army. He was appointed as Minister of the Army in 1901, during the first Katsura administration. The Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) occurred during his term as War Minister. After the war, he was ennobled with the title of danshaku (baron), and in 1911, his title was raised to that of hakushaku (count).
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