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1906 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1906 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan. Incumbents Monarchy * Emperor: Meiji Central government of Japan * Prime Minister: Katsura Tarō, Saionji Kinmochi Taiwan * Governor-General: Kodama Gentarō, Sakuma Samata Events March * 17 March – The 6.8 Meishan earthquake affected the southwestern portion of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), causing at least 1,258 deaths and several thousand injuries. Births * 21 July – Teng Yu-hsien Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka people, Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau an ..., former musician. References {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Years of the 20th century in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Under Japanese Rule
The island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu Islands, became a dependency of Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty of Shimonoseki after the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War. The short-lived Republic of Formosa resistance movement was suppressed by Japanese troops and quickly defeated in the Capitulation of Tainan, ending organized resistance to Japanese occupation and inaugurating five decades of Japanese rule over Taiwan. Its administrative capital was in Taihoku (Taipei) led by the Governor-General of Taiwan. Taiwan was Japan's first colony and can be viewed as the first step in implementing their " Southern Expansion Doctrine" of the late 19th century. Japanese intentions were to turn Taiwan into a showpiece "model colony" with much effort made to improve the island's economy, public works, industry, cultural Japanization, and to support the necessities of Japanese military aggression in the Asia-Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Emperors Of Japan
This list of emperors of Japan presents the traditional order of succession. Records of the reigns are compiled according to the traditional Japanese calendar. In the '' nengō'' system which has been in use since the late-seventh century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have taken place since that ''nengō'' era started.Nussbaum"Nengō" in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 704./ref>The sequence, order and dates of the first 28 emperors, and especially the first 16, are based on the Japanese calendar system. Emperors of Japan Individuals posthumously recognized as emperors This is a list of individuals who did not reign as emperor during their lifetime but were later recognized as Japanese emperors posthumously. Gallery Japanaj Imperiestroj en.svg, All the Emperors (SVG file) Japanaj Imperiestroj 0 en.png, Emperors of Japan Mythical Japanaj Imperiestroj 1 en.png, Emperors of Japan Legendary Japanaj Imperiestroj 2 en.png, Emperors of Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Meiji
, also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figurehead of the Meiji Restoration, a series of rapid changes that witnessed Japan's transformation from an isolationist, feudal state to an industrialized world power. At the time of Emperor Meiji's birth in 1852, Japan was a feudal pre-industrial country dominated by the isolationist Tokugawa shogunate and the '' daimyō'' subject to it, who ruled over the country's 270 decentralized domains. By the time of his death, Japan had undergone an extensive political, economic, and social revolution and emerged as one of the great powers on the world stage. ''The New York Times'' summarized this transformation at the emperor's funeral in 1912: "the contrast between that which preceded the funeral car and that which followed it was striking in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Japan
The prime minister of Japan ( Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of State. The prime minister also serves as the civilian commander-in-chief of the Japan Self Defence Forces and as a sitting member of the House of Representatives. The individual is appointed by the emperor of Japan after being nominated by the National Diet The is the national legislature of Japan. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives (, ''Shūgiin''), and an upper house, the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors (, ... and must retain the nomination of the lower house and answer to parliament to remain in office. The position and nature of this title allow the holder to reside in and work at the Prime Minister's Official Residence (Japan), Prime Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsura Tarō
Prince was a Japanese politician and general of the Imperial Japanese Army who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1901 to 1906, from 1908 to 1911, and from 1912 to 1913. Katsura was a distinguished general of the First Sino-Japanese War and a '' genrō'' of the Meiji government who served as Governor-General of Taiwan and Minister of War. Katsura was appointed Prime Minister in 1901 as a military candidate and positioned himself as a conservative outside party politics. Katsura's first and second premierships oversaw several major events in modern Japanese history, including the Russo-Japanese War and the annexation of Korea. Katsura's third premiership triggered the Taisho Political Crisis, and he resigned three months later after a vote of no confidence. Katsura is the second-longest serving Prime Minister of Japan, after Shinzō Abe, and served for 2883 days over his three terms from 1901 to 1913. Early life Katsura was born on 4 January 1848 in Hagi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saionji Kinmochi
Prince was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1906 to 1908 and from 1911 to 1912. He was elevated from marquis to prince in 1920. As the last surviving member of Japan's '' genrō,'' he was the most influential voice in Japanese politics from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s. Early life Kinmochi was born in Kyoto as the son of Udaijin Tokudaiji Kin'ito (1821–1883), head of a ''kuge'' family of court nobility. He was adopted by another ''kuge'' family, the Saionji, in 1851. However, he grew up near his biological parents, since both the Tokudaiji and Saionji lived very near the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The young Saionji Kinmochi was frequently ordered to visit the palace as a playmate of the young prince who later became Emperor Meiji. Over time they became close friends. Kinmochi's biological brother Tokudaiji Sanetsune later became the Grand Chamberlain of Japan. Another younger brother was adopted into the very wealthy Sumitomo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor-General Of Taiwan
The governor-general of Taiwan ( ja, 臺灣總督, Taiwan Sōtoku) was the head of the Government-General of Taiwan in the Japanese era (including Formosa and the Pescadores) when they were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945. The Japanese governors-general were members of the Diet, civilian officials, Japanese nobles or generals. They exercised their power on behalf of the sovereign of Taiwan (the emperor of Japan) until the dissolution of the empire when the dominion came under administration of the Republic of China and was renounced by Japan. Governors-general Timeline See also * Governor of Formosa * Governor of Taiwan Province * Japanese Governor-General of Korea ** List of Japanese governors-general of Korea * History of Taiwan * Japanese Resident-General of Korea ** List of Japanese residents-general of Korea The resident-general was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910. Itō Hirobumi was the first resident-general. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodama Gentarō
Viscount was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military. Early life Kodama was born on March 16, 1852, in Tokuyama, Tsuno, Suō Province, the first son of the samurai Kodama Hankurō. His father was a mid-ranking samurai with a 100 '' koku'' landholding. At the time, the Kodama family had two daughters, Hisako and then Nobuko, and since Kodama was the first male member of the family, his birth was greatly appreciated by the whole family. When Kodama was born, his father, Hankurō, was at the house of his friend Shimada Mitsune, a scholar of Chinese poetry, who lived across the street and was enjoying poetry with four or five other people. When a family member hurriedly arrived to announce the birth of a son, Hankurō was overjoyed and rushed straight home to raise a toast. Military career Kodama began his military career by fighting in the Boshin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakuma Samata
General Count was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and 5th Governor-General of Taiwan from 11 April 1906 to May 1915. Biography Sakuma was born in Abu District, Nagato Province (present day Hagi, Yamaguchi), as the younger son of Okamura Magoshichi, a ''samurai'' of Chōshū Domain, and was later adopted into the Sakuma family. He studied Western military science under Ōmura Masujirō and was a company commander defending the domain against the Second Chōshū expedition mounted by the Tokugawa shogunate in 1866. He subsequently served in the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration with distinction at the Battle of Aizu. In 1872, he entered the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army as a captain. In February 1874, Sakuma participated in the suppression of the Saga Rebellion, during which time he led a column of troops from Kumamoto Castle. He then participated in the Taiwan Expedition of 1874, where on May 22 he commanded the 150 strong force of soldiers that was ambushed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Meishan Earthquake
The 1906 Meishan earthquake () was centered on ''Moe'akhe'' (), Kagi-cho, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Meishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan) and occurred on March 17. Referred to at the time as the Great Kagi earthquake (), it is the third-deadliest earthquake in Taiwan's recorded history, claiming around 1,260 lives. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). Earthquake The earthquake struck at 06:43 local time on 17 March 1906, at a focal depth of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). The event created the Meishan fault, a fault with a length of 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) stretching through modern-day Chiayi County. Aftershocks continued throughout the day, hampering rescue efforts. Damage Reports vary slightly, but according to the official Central Weather Bureau summary, the casualties and damage were as follows: *Deaths: 1,258 *Injuries: 2,385 *Houses destroyed: 6,769 *Houses damaged: 14,218 Fusakichi Omori, a pioneering seismologist fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teng Yu-hsien
Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau and a formal name called Higashida Gyōu . Teng is regarded as the Father of Taiwanese folk songs. Biography Teng Yu-hsien was born in Ryūtan, Tōshien Chō (modern-day Longtan, Taoyuan) of Japanese-ruled Taiwan. He migrated to Daitotei ( Twatutia) with his family when he was three years old. In 1914, Teng joined Bangka Public School (艋舺公學校). He graduated in 1920, and subsequently entered the Taihoku Normal School (modern-day National Taipei University of Education). In 1925, Teng graduated and became a teacher of the Nishin Public School (日新公學校). After he married Chung You-mei (鍾有妹) in 1926, he departed from his teaching job and went to Japan to study composition theory in the Tokyo Music Academy. Teng returned to Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1906 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan. Incumbents Monarchy * Emperor: Meiji Central government of Japan * Prime Minister: Katsura Tarō, Saionji Kinmochi Taiwan * Governor-General: Kodama Gentarō, Sakuma Samata Events March * 17 March – The 6.8 Meishan earthquake affected the southwestern portion of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), causing at least 1,258 deaths and several thousand injuries. Births * 21 July – Teng Yu-hsien Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka people, Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau an ..., former musician. References {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Years of the 20th century in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
