Miura Gorō
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| Viscount Miura Gorō | |
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| 1 January 1847 - 28 January 1926 | |
 General Miura Gorō |
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| Place of birth | Hagi, Nagato Province, Japan |
| Place of death | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion |
| Other work | Privy Council |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Miura.
Miura Gorō (三浦梧楼 Miura Gorō ?, 1 January 1847 – 28 January 1926), was a lieutenant general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
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[edit] Biography
Miura was born in Chōshū domain (modern Yamaguchi Prefecture), to a samurai of the Hagi clan. After studying at the Meirinkan clan military academy, he entered the Kiheitai irregular militia of the Chōshū domain and played an active role in the Boshin War to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu. He later held various posts in Army-Navy Ministry and was commander of the Hiroshima District. During the Satsuma Rebellion, he served as commander of the Army's Third Brigade.
In 1884, he accompanied Oyama Iwao on a tour of Europe, to study the military systems in various western countries. In 1888, after coming into conflict with politicians in the Chōshū clan clique, he was transferred from active duty to the reserves. In November of the same year, he retired and became president of Gakushuin Peers’ School.
In 1890, Miura was appointed a member of the House of Peers, and elevated in title to shishaku (viscount) under the kazoku peerage system.
In 1895, Miura was appointed Japan’s resident minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Korea, succeeding Inoue Kaoru. As the political situation in Korea became increasingly unsettled, it is alleged that Miura ordered the assassination of Empress Myeongseong of Korea for her pro-Russian and anti-Japanese stance, and assisted in giving the assassins safe passage back to Japan from Incheon. Due to the international outrage over the murder, Miura was recalled and put on trial with the involved military personnel at the Hiroshima District Court where they were found not guilty on the grounds of lack of evidence.[1]
Later, after the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty in 1910, Miura became a privy councilor and focused on mediating talks among the heads of the political parties to protect the Meiji Constitution.
[edit] References
- ^ Global Korean Network, Queen Min
[edit] Books
- Bix, Herbert B (2001). Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan. Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-06-093130-2.
- Duss, Peter (1998). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910. University of California Press. ISBN 0520213610.
- Jansen, Marius B. (2000). The Making of Modern Japan. Belknap Press. ISBN 0674009916.
- Keane, Donald (2005). Emperor Of Japan: Meiji And His World, 1852-1912. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12341-8.
- Sims, Richard (2001). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0312239157.
[edit] External links
- Global Korean Network of Los Angeles. Queen Min, Last Empress of Korea.
- National Diet Library. Miura, Goro. Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures.
