Governor-General of Taiwan

Representative of the emperor of Japan in the colony of Taiwan

The governor-general of Taiwan (Japanese: 臺灣總督, romanized: 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.^[1]

Governors-general of Taiwan, 1895–1945

  Military  Rikken Seiyūkai  Kenseikai  Rikken Minseitō

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
• List of rulers of Taiwan
• Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
• Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan
• Taiwan after World War II
• Timeline of Taiwanese history

References

1. Edward I-te Chen (1970). "Japanese Colonialism in Korea and Formosa: A Comparison of The Systems of Political Control". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 30. Harvard-Yenching Institute: 126–158. doi:10.2307/2718768. JSTOR 2718768.

External links

• Archives of the Japanese Taiwan Governor-Generals (Chinese)
• Japanese Governors of Taiwan (Mandarin)