Prince Arisugawa Taruhito - Prince Arisugawa

A member of the imperial family during the late Edo and Meiji periods. The eldest son of Prince Arisugawa Takahito. Born on February 19, Tempō 6. Opposed the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan and supported the Sonno Joi movement. In 1864 (Genji 1), he was appointed as an official in charge of national affairs, but was ordered to be placed under house arrest for siding with the Choshu samurai in the Hamaguri Gomon Incident (Kinmon Incident) that same year. In December 1867 (Keio 3), he assumed the position of president with the restoration of imperial rule. In the following year of 1868, during the Boshin War, he became commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition in February and led the imperial army eastward, entering Edo. He later served as Minister of War, Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, and President of the Genroin (Senate), and served as the expeditionary commander-in-chief during the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877 (Meiji 10). After the war, he became an army general and successively held the posts of Minister of the Left, Chief of the General Staff, and Chief of the General Staff. He died on January 15, 1895, during the Sino-Japanese War.

[Sumio Ohirakata]

"The Acts of Prince Taruhito" 2 volumes (1929, Takamatsunomiya Family)

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幕末・明治時代の皇族。有栖川宮幟仁(たかひと)親王の長子。天保(てんぽう)6年2月19日生まれ。日米修好通商条約の調印に反対して尊王攘夷(そんのうじょうい)運動を支持。1864年（元治1）国事御用掛に任ぜられたが、同年の蛤御門(はまぐりごもん)の変（禁門の変）で長州藩士に荷担したゆえをもって謹慎を命ぜられた。1867年（慶応3）12月、王政復古とともに総裁職に就任。翌1868年の戊辰(ぼしん)戦争では2月、東征大総督となり官軍を率いて東下、江戸に入った。のち、兵部卿(ひょうぶきょう)、福岡県知事、元老院議長を務め、1877年（明治10）の西南戦争には征討総督として出征した。戦後、陸軍大将となり、左大臣、参謀本部長、参謀総長を歴任。日清(にっしん)戦争中の明治28年1月15日に没した。

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『『熾仁親王行実』全2巻（1929・高松宮家）』

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