Yamaguchi Tadasada () (October 18, 1843 – March 21, 1902) was an

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, Potsdam Declaration, when it was dissolved followin ...

veteran of the

Boshin War The , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Impe ...

and Meiji-era Japanese politician. He was the second governor of

Ibaraki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...

(1872). He was Grand

Chamberlain of Japan The is a department of the Imperial Household Agency of Japan. History According to Taihō Code around the 8th century, it was presupposed that a chamberlain belonged to the Ministry of the Center. When the was installed during the Heian e ...

(1878–1884). He was a recipient of the

Order of the Sacred Treasure The is a Japanese Order (distinction), order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st, in ascending order of importance), since 2003 it has been awarded in six c ...

(3rd class, 1888; 1st class, 1902) and the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese honors system, Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge feat ...

(2nd class, 1895).『官報』第3704号「叙任及辞令」1895年11月1日。

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*歴代知事編纂会編『新編日本の歴代知事』歴代知事編纂会、1991年。 *

秦郁彦 is a Japanese historian. He earned his PhD at the University of Tokyo and has taught history at several universities. He is the author of a number of influential and well-received scholarly works, particularly on topics related to Japan's role ...

編『日本官僚制総合事典：1868 - 2000』東京大学出版会、2001年。 *『朝日日本歴史人物事典』朝日新聞社、1994年。 *日本歴史学会編『明治維新人名辞典』吉川弘文館、1981年。 *大植四郎編『明治過去帳』新訂初版、東京美術、1971年（原著私家版1935年）。 *内閣「主猟局長兼宮中顧問宮主殿頭正三位勲二等男爵山口正定勲位進級ノ件」明治35年。国立公文書館請求番号：本館-2A-017-00・勲00095100 {{DEFAULTSORT:Yamaguchi, Tadasada 1843 births 1902 deaths Imperial Japanese Navy officers People of the Boshin War Military personnel from Ibaraki Prefecture Governors of Ibaraki Prefecture Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class