Ando Teibi

Infobox Military Person
name=Andō Teibi
lived=20 October 1853 - 29 August 1932
placeofbirth=Iida, Nagano, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=Japanese General Andō Teibi
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1911-1943
branch=
rank=General
commands=IJA 2nd Division, Imperial Japanese Army Academy
Army War College (Japan), IJA 10th Division, IJA 12th Division, Chosen Army
unit=
battles=Satsuma Rebellion
Russo-Japanese War
awards=Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Degree)
laterwork=Governor-General of Taiwan

Baron nihongo|Andō Teibi|安東貞美|Andō Teibi|extra= 20 October 1853 - 29 August 1932 was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 6th Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 April 1915 to June 1918.

Biography

Andō was a native of Iida city in Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefecture). He was born to a "samurai" family; his father was a retainer of the Matsumoto Domain.

Andō entered the "Osaka Rikugunhei Gakko" (the forerunner of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy) in 1871 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the infantry. He participated in the Satsuma Rebellion, after which he was promoted to captain. After returning to the Army War College (Japan), he was promoted to major, remaining within the IJA 2nd Division.

Andō's rise through the ranks was thereafter rapid, and he served as Commandant at both the Imperial Army Academy and at the Army War College. He was promoted to general when the 2nd Division was assigned to Taiwan in October, 1899.

Andō was later active in the Russo-Japanese War, where he commanded the IJA 10th Division from 15 January 1905. He was thus at the crucial Battle of Mukden.

On 12 September 1908, Andō was elevated to the title of "danshaku" (baron) in the "kazoku" peerage system. In 1911, he was transferred to command the IJA 12th Division, and in 1913 became commander of the Chosen Army in Korea.

On 30 April 1915, he replaced Sakuma Samata as Governor-General of Taiwan, and held that position to June 1918. [Wendel, Axis History Factbook] The Tapani Incident, a large scale uprising against Japanese rule, occurred during his tenure. Work also began on the development of Taiwan's forest resources on Taiping and Pa-hsien Mountains, as well as construction on the Yilan and Pingtung railway lines. [Ching, Becoming Japanese ]

Andō was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (1st class with Paulownia Blossoms, Grand Cordon) posthumously.

ee also

* Taiwan under Japanese rule

References

Books

*cite book
last = Ching
first = Leo T.S.
coauthors =
year = 2001
title = Becoming Japanese: Colonial Taiwan and the Politics of Identity Formation
publisher = University of California Press
location = ISBN 0-520-22553-8
id =
*cite book
last = Shih Shan
first = Henry Tsai
coauthors =
year = 2005
title = Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity
publisher = Palgrave Macmillan
location = ISBN 1403970564
id =

External links

*cite web
last = Wendel
first = Marcus
url = http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=7147
title = Axis History Factbook
work = Governor-Generals of Taiwan

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