Japanese Resident-General of Korea

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Resident-General of Korea
韓国統監
Flag of the Japanese Resident General of Korea (1905).svg
Flag of the Resident General
ITŌ Hirobumi.jpg
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Superseded byGovernor-General of Chōsen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, romanized: Kankokutōkan; Korean: 일본의 대 한국통감, romanized: Ilbon-ui dae hangugtong-gam) was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910. This governmental post was highly international opinion regarded it as an imperial sanction to ward off the imperial interests of China, Russia, and the Western Powers.

List of Japanese Residents-General[]

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

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References[]

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