Japanese Resident-General of Korea

The Japanese resident-general of Korea (Japanese: 韓国統監, romanizedKankokutōkan; Korean: 일본의 대 한국통감, romanizedIlbon-ui dae hangugtong-gam) was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910. This post was highly hated among native Koreans, and international opinion regarded it as nothing more than an imperial sanction to ward off the imperial interests of China, Russia, and the Western Powers (collectively: Britain, France, and the United States).[citation needed]

Resident-General of Korea
韓国統監
Flag of the resident-general
Longest serving
Itō Hirobumi

21 December 1905 – 14 June 1909
TypeResident general
StatusAbolished
AppointerEmperor of Japan
PrecursorEmperor of Korea
Formation21 December 1905
First holderItō Hirobumi
Final holderTerauchi Masatake
Abolished1 October 1910
Superseded byGovernor-General of Chōsen
DeputyDeputy resident-general
Government building

List of Japanese residents-general edit

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Head(s) of state Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Itō Hirobumi
(1841–1909)
21 December 1905 14 June 1909 3 years, 175 days Meiji [1][better source needed]
2   Sone Arasuke
(1849–1910)
14 June 1909 30 May 1910 350 days [1]
3   Terauchi Masatake
(1852–1919)
30 May 1910 1 October 1910 124 days [1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Schemmel, B. (2009). "Countries JK". Retrieved 2009-06-24.