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Japanese Resident-General of Korea

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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Superseded byGovernor-General of Chōsen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

The Japanese resident-general of Korea (Japanese: 韓国統監, romanizedKankokutōkan; Korean: 일본의 대 한국통감, romanizedIlbon-ui dae hangugtong-gam) was a post overseeing the Japanese protectorate of Korea from 1905 to 1910.

List of Japanese residents-general

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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

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References

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