Ijūin Hikokichi

Ijūin Hikokichi

Ijūin Hikokichi ( Japanese 伊 集 院 彦 吉 ; * June 1864 in Kagoshima , † April 26, 1924 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese diplomat and politician .

Life

Ijūin Hikokichi, son of a samurai from the Kagoshima clan, graduated from the Law Faculty of the Imperial University of Tokyo in 1890 and then began his professional career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . In 1893 he became Vice Consul in Yantai in the Empire of China and in 1901 first Consul and finally Consul General in Tianjin , before becoming Consul in Haicheng in July 1904 . After he was briefly Counselor at the Embassy in the United Kingdom in 1907 , he replaced Hayashi Gonsuke as envoy to the Chinese Empire in June 1908 . He remained in this post until his replacement by Yamaza Enjirō in 1913 and took part in negotiations after the Russo-Japanese War . During his time as envoy, he also experienced the Xinhai Revolution , the end of the Empire and the proclamation of the Republic of China on January 1, 1912. In February 1916, he became Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Italy and held this office until 1920. During this In January 1919 he was a member of the Japanese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference .

Ijūin Hikokichi, who was raised to the hereditary nobility ( Kazoku ) as baron (Danshaku) in September 1920 , took over the post of director of the intelligence department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in August 1921 and then on September 8, 1922 from Yamagata Isaburō the office of governor general of the leased area Kwantung . He remained in this position until September 19, 1923, when Hideo Kodama succeeded him on September 26, 1923. He himself took over from Yamamoto Gonnohyōe on September 19, 1923, the post of Foreign Minister (Gaimu Daijin) in the second Yamamoto cabinet , which he held until January 7, 1924. A few months later he died on April 26, 1924 of the consequences of neuralgia .

He was married to a daughter of the influential politician Ōkubo Toshimichi and thus brother-in-law of his son Makino Nobuaki , who was also Foreign Minister between 1913 and 1914 and later from 1925 to 1935 Lord Keeper of the Seal (Naidaijin) .

Web links

• Entry in Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures
• Entry in rulers.org
• The Governments of Japan 1885-1945

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kwantung: General-Governors
2. ↑ Japan: Foreign Ministers

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Ijūin is the family name, Hikokichi the first name.