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{{Infobox military person
{{Infobox Officeholder
|honorific_prefix=Baron
|name=Baron Ishimoto Shinroku
|name=Ishimoto Shinroku
|native_name={{No bold|石本 新六}}
|native_name_lang=ja
|office = 8<small>th</small> [[Ministry of War of Japan|Minister of War of the Japanese Empire]]
|monarch = [[Emperor Meiji|Meiji]]
|term_start = August 30, 1911
|term_end = April 2, 1912
|predecessor2 = [[Terauchi Masatake]]
|successor2 = [[Uehara Yūsaku]]
|birth_date={{Birth date|1850|04|08}}
|birth_date={{Birth date|1850|04|08}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1926|04|28|1850|04|08}}
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1912|04|02|1850|04|08}}
|birth_place=[[Himeji]], [[Harima province]], [[Japan]]
|birth_place=[[Himeji]], [[Harima Province|Harima]], [[Tokugawa Shogunate|Japan]]
|death_place=[[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
|death_place=[[Tokyo]], [[Empire of Japan|Japan]]
|image=[[Image:Ishimoto Shinroku.jpg|center|180px]]
|image=Ishimoto Shinroku.jpg
|image_size=180
|caption= Japanese General Baron Ishimoto Shunroku
|caption= Japanese General Baron Ishimoto Shunroku
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|nickname=
|allegiance=[[Empire of Japan]]
|allegiance=[[Empire of Japan]]
|branch=[[Image:War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army.svg|22x20px|border]] [[Imperial Japanese Army]]
|branch=[[Imperial Japanese Army]]
|serviceyears=1875-1912
|serviceyears=1875–1912
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|battles=[[Satsuma Rebellion]]<br>[[Russo-Japanese War]]
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*[[Satsuma Rebellion]]
*[[Russo-Japanese War]]
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{{Japanese name|Ishimoto}}
{{family name hatnote|Ishimoto|lang=Japanese}}
[[Baron]] {{nihongo|'''Ishimoto Shinroku'''|石本 新六||extra=20 January 1854 – 2 April 1912}} was a general in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]], and [[Ministry of War of Japan|Minister of War]] under the second [[Saionji Kinmochi]] administration from 1911 - 1912.
[[Baron]] {{nihongo|'''Ishimoto Shinroku'''|石本 新六||extra=20 January 1854 – 2 April 1912}} was a general in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]], and [[Ministry of War of Japan|Minister of War]] under the second [[Saionji Kinmochi]] administration from 1911 to 1912.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ishimoto was born to a ''[[samurai]]-''class family in [[Himeji Domain|Himeji]], [[Harima province]] (present-day [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]). Soon after his birth, his family's house in [[Edo]] was destroyed in the [[Ansei Great Earthquakes|Ansei Earthquake]] of 1854, and in the subsequent [[Meiji Restoration]] his father lost his employment and privileged status. Despite his family's desperate financial situation, he was sent to the ''Daigaku Nankō'' (the predecessor of [[Tokyo Imperial University]]) for a military education, and was enlisted as a cadet in the fledgling [[Imperial Japanese Army]].
Ishimoto was born to a ''[[samurai]]-''class family in [[Himeji Domain|Himeji]], [[Harima Province]] (present-day [[Hyōgo Prefecture]]). Soon after his birth, his family's house in [[Edo]] was destroyed in the [[Ansei great earthquakes|Ansei earthquake]] of 1854, and in the subsequent [[Meiji Restoration]], his father lost his employment and privileged status. Despite his family's desperate financial situation, he was sent to the ''Daigaku Nankō'' (the predecessor of [[Tokyo Imperial University]]) for a military education, and was enlisted as a cadet in the fledgling [[Imperial Japanese Army]].


==Military career==
==Military career==
In February, 1875, Ishimoto was accepted into the 1st class of the new [[Imperial Japanese Army Academy]], and enrolled in the [[military engineer]]ing program. He was able to put his education to immediate use in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]]. Afterwards, from 1879–1882, he was sent as a [[military attaché]] to [[France]], where he was able to complete his education in engineering and [[artillery]] at the [[French Army]]'s [[École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr]]. He returned to Japan for a year, and was sent overseas again from 1883-1887 as military attaché to the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]. On his return to Japan, his rise through the ranks was rapid. He was promoted to [[colonel]] in 1895, and [[major general]] in 1897, and became an instructor in military engineering, first at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and then at the [[Army War College (Japan)|Army Staff College]], and afterwards he worked as a section head in the Japanese Army Corps of Engineers. His knowledge and ability caught the eye of General [[Terauchi Masatake]], who made him a chief of staff during the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. He was promoted to [[lieutenant-general]] in 1904.<ref>Dupuy, ''Encyclopedia of Military Biography''</ref>
In February 1875, Ishimoto was accepted into the 1st class of the new [[Imperial Japanese Army Academy]], and enrolled in the [[military engineering]] program. He was able to put his education to immediate use in the [[Satsuma Rebellion]]. Afterwards, from 1879–1882, he was sent as a [[military attaché]] to [[France]], where he was able to complete his education in engineering and [[artillery]] at the [[French Army]]'s [[École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr]]. He returned to Japan for a year, and was sent overseas again from 1883 to 1887 as military attaché to the [[Kingdom of Italy]]. On his return to Japan, his rise through the ranks was rapid. He was promoted to [[colonel]] in 1895, and [[major general]] in 1897, and became an instructor in military engineering, first at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and then at the [[Army War College (Japan)|Army Staff College]], and afterwards he worked as a section head in the Japanese Army Corps of Engineers. His knowledge and ability caught the eye of General [[Terauchi Masatake]], who made him a chief of staff during the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. He was promoted to [[lieutenant-general]] in 1904.<ref>Dupuy, ''Encyclopedia of Military Biography''</ref>


After the war, Ishimoto was elevated to the title of ''danshaku'' ([[baron]]) under the ''[[kazoku]]'' peerage system.
After the war, Ishimoto was elevated to the title of ''danshaku'' ([[baron]]) under the ''[[kazoku]]'' peerage system.
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==References==
==References==

===Books===
===Books===
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
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| publisher = Routledge Kegan & Paul
| publisher = Routledge Kegan & Paul
| location =
| location =
| isbn = 0709934491
| isbn = 0-7099-3449-1
}}
}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
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| first = Yoshitake
| first = Yoshitake
| year = 1984
| year = 1984
| title = Five ''Political Leaders of Modern Japan: Ito Hirobumi, Okuma Shigenobu, Hara Takashi, Inukai Tsuyoshi, and Saionji Kimmochi
| title = Five Political Leaders of Modern Japan: Ito Hirobumi, Okuma Shigenobu, Hara Takashi, Inukai Tsuyoshi, and Saionji Kimmochi
| publisher = University of Tokyo Press
| publisher = University of Tokyo Press
| location =
| location =
| isbn = 0860083799
| isbn = 0-86008-379-9
}}
}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
| last = Dupuy
| last = Dupuy
| first = Trevor N.
| first = Trevor N.
| year = 1992
| year = 1992
| title = Encyclopedia of Military Biography
| title = Encyclopedia of Military Biography
| publisher = I B Tauris & Co Ltd
| publisher = I B Tauris & Co Ltd
| location =
| location =
| isbn = 1-85043-569-3
| isbn = 1-85043-569-3
| url-access = registration
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}}
| url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofmi0000dupu
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}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
| last = Schencking
| last = Schencking
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| publisher = Palgrave Macmillan
| publisher = Palgrave Macmillan
| location =
| location =
| isbn = 03122391570
| isbn = 0-312-23915-7
}}
}}


===External links===
==External links==
*{{cite web
*{{cite web
| last = Wendel
| last = Wendel
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}}


== Notes ==
==Notes==
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{{succession box| title=[[Ministry of War of Japan|War Minister]]| before= [[Terauchi Masatake]]| after=[[Uehara Yusaku]]| years=1911-1912| }}
{{succession box| title=[[Ministry of War of Japan|War Minister]]| before= [[Terauchi Masatake]]| after=[[Uehara Yūsaku]]| years=1911–1912| }}
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{{Persondata

| NAME = Ishimoto Shinroku
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1850-04-08
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Himeji]], [[Harima province]], [[Japan]]
| DATE OF DEATH = 1926-04-28
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
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[[Category:Ministers of the Imperial Japanese Army]]

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Baron
Ishimoto Shinroku
石本 新六
Japanese General Baron Ishimoto Shunroku
8th Minister of War of the Japanese Empire
In office
August 30, 1911 – April 2, 1912
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byTerauchi Masatake
Succeeded byUehara Yūsaku
Personal details
Born(1850-04-08)April 8, 1850
Himeji, Harima, Japan
DiedApril 2, 1912(1912-04-02) (aged 61)
Tokyo, Japan
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch/serviceImperial Japanese Army
Years of service1875–1912
Rank General
Battles/wars
In this Japanese name, the surname is Ishimoto.

Baron Ishimoto Shinroku (石本 新六, 20 January 1854 – 2 April 1912) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and Minister of War under the second Saionji Kinmochi administration from 1911 to 1912.

Early life

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Ishimoto was born to a samurai-class family in Himeji, Harima Province (present-day Hyōgo Prefecture). Soon after his birth, his family's house in Edo was destroyed in the Ansei earthquake of 1854, and in the subsequent Meiji Restoration, his father lost his employment and privileged status. Despite his family's desperate financial situation, he was sent to the Daigaku Nankō (the predecessor of Tokyo Imperial University) for a military education, and was enlisted as a cadet in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army.

Military career

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In February 1875, Ishimoto was accepted into the 1st class of the new Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and enrolled in the military engineering program. He was able to put his education to immediate use in the Satsuma Rebellion. Afterwards, from 1879–1882, he was sent as a military attaché to France, where he was able to complete his education in engineering and artillery at the French Army's École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. He returned to Japan for a year, and was sent overseas again from 1883 to 1887 as military attaché to the Kingdom of Italy. On his return to Japan, his rise through the ranks was rapid. He was promoted to colonel in 1895, and major general in 1897, and became an instructor in military engineering, first at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and then at the Army Staff College, and afterwards he worked as a section head in the Japanese Army Corps of Engineers. His knowledge and ability caught the eye of General Terauchi Masatake, who made him a chief of staff during the Russo-Japanese War. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1904.[1]

After the war, Ishimoto was elevated to the title of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system.

In 1911, Ishimoto was appointed Army Minister under the cabinet of Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi.[2] At the time, there was a major controversy between the Army's demand for an expansion by two additional infantry divisions, and the cabinet's insistence that there was not enough money in the budget to pay for the expansion. He died while in office, at the relatively young age of 59, with the issue unresolved. His grave is located at the temple of Tenno-ji, located in Taitō, Tokyo.

Ishimoto's wife was the daughter of General Adachi Shotarō. They had several children; their second and fifth sons also rose to the rank of general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and were killed in World War II.

References

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Books

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  • Conners, Leslie (1992). The Emperor's Adviser: Saionji Kinmochi and Pre-War Japanese Politics. Routledge Kegan & Paul. ISBN 0-7099-3449-1.
  • Oka, Yoshitake (1984). Five Political Leaders of Modern Japan: Ito Hirobumi, Okuma Shigenobu, Hara Takashi, Inukai Tsuyoshi, and Saionji Kimmochi. University of Tokyo Press. ISBN 0-86008-379-9.
  • Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
  • Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4977-9.
  • Sims, Richard (2005). Japanese Political History Since the Meiji Renovation 1868-2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0-312-23915-7.
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Notes

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  1. ^ Dupuy, Encyclopedia of Military Biography
  2. ^ Wendel, Axis History Factbook
Political offices
Preceded by War Minister
1911–1912 		Succeeded by
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