Kuroda Kiyotaka

Kuroda Kiyotaka (9 November 1840 – 23 August 1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke was a Japanese statesman and leader, who is the 2nd Prime Minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889 and President of the Privy Council from 1894 to 1900.

Kuroda Kiyotaka
Prime Minister of Japan
In office 31 August 1896 – 18 September 1896 Acting
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Itō Hirobumi
Succeeded by	Matsukata Masayoshi
In office 30 April 1888 – 25 October 1889
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Itō Hirobumi
Succeeded by	Sanjō Sanetomi (Acting)
President of the Privy Council
In office 17 March 1894 – 23 August 1900
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Yamagata Aritomo
Succeeded by	Saionji Kinmochi
Personal details
Born	(1840-11-09)November 9, 1840 Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain (now Kagoshima, Japan)
Died	August 23, 1900(1900-08-23) (aged 59) Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Independent
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He was born in 1840 in Satsuma (present-day Kagoshima Prefecture), Japan, and was educated in traditional Confucian philosophy and Japanese literature.

Kuroda Kiyotaka Media

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  Nishiki-e painting of Kuroda Kiyotaka

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  Kiyotaka Kuroda at a young age

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  Marquess Kuroda Nagahiro of Fukuoka Domain. Kuroda Kiyotaka received supports from Fukuoka Domain which later proved their critical roles in Kuroda's political career.

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  The embassy of Kuroda Kiyotaka, in Pusan, on its way to Ganghwa Island (江華島), Korea, 16 January 1876. There were 2 warships ( Nisshin, Moshun and 3 troop transports of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one liner for the embassy led by Kuroda.