Yamagata Isaburō
Prince Yamagata Isaburō was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Japanese Inspector-General of Korea. His wife was the daughter of Katō Hiroyuki.Biography
Yamagata was born in Nagato Province in Chōshū Domain, under the tenure of Governor-General Terauchi Masatake and Hasegawa Yoshimichi. Although considered to be the leading candidate to replace Hasegawa, Yamagata was removed from office during the government reorganization following the March 1 Movement in 1919. He subsequently served as Governors-General of Kwantung Leased Territory from May 1920 to September 1922.
In 1922, after the death of his foster-father Yamagata Aritomo, he inherited the kazoku title of kōshaku. Afterwards, he served on the Privy Council until his death in 1927.Honours
From the Japanese Wikipedia articleDecorations
