Post: | Resident-General |
Body: | Korea |
Native Name: | Japanese: 韓国統監 |
Flag: | Flag of the Japanese Resident General of Korea (1905).svg |
Flagborder: | yes |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the resident-general |
Type: | Resident general |
Status: | Abolished |
Appointer: | Emperor of Japan |
Precursor: | Emperor of Korea |
Formation: | 21 December 1905 |
First: | Itō Hirobumi |
Last: | Terauchi Masatake |
Abolished: | 1 October 1910 |
Superseded By: | Governor-General of Chōsen |
Deputy: | Deputy resident-general |
The Japanese resident-general of Korea (ja|韓国統監|Kankokutōkan; ko|일본의 대 한국통감|Ilbon-ui dae hangugtong-gam) was the leader of Korea under Japanese rule from 1905 to 1910. This post was highly hated among native Koreans, and international opinion regarded it as nothing more than an imperial sanction to ward off the imperial interests of the western powers.
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Head(s) of state | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Itō Hirobumi | 21 December 1905 | 14 June 1909 | Meiji | [1] | ||
2 | Sone Arasuke | 14 June 1909 | 30 May 1910 | ||||
3 | Terauchi Masatake | 30 May 1910 | 1 October 1910 |