Governor-General of Korea - Definition and Overview

The Governor-General of Korea was the head of the Japanese colony of Korea from 1910 to 1945.

From 1905 to 1910 Korea was a protectorate of Japan and Japanese interests were represented by a Resident-General.

After 1945 the Governorate was succeeded by a U S–Soviet Joint Occupation under two military Governors of Korea (U S and Soviet).

The Governor–General was based at the Kyongbuk Palace in Seoul.

Japanese Residents-General in Korea

• Prince Ito Hirobumi (1905–1909)
• Viscount Sone (1909)
• Count Terauchi Masatake (1909–1910)

Governors-General of Korea

• Count Terauchi (1910–1916)
• Count Yoshimichi Hasegawa (1916–1919)
• Viscount Saito (1919–1927)
• General Kazushige Ugaki (1927)
• General Hanzo Yamanashi (1927–1929)
• Viscount Saito (second time 1929–1931)
• General Kazushige Ugaki (second time 1931–1936)
• General Jiro Minami (1936–1942)
• Kuniaki Koiso (1942–1944)
• Lord Nobuyuki (1944–1945)

See also

• Governor-General of Taiwan
• Rulers of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics