Prince Arisugawa Taruhito

Taruhito
有栖川宮熾仁親王
General Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office
December 22, 1885  May 14, 1888
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byYamagata Aritomo
Succeeded byOzawa Takeo
In office
March 9, 1889  January 15, 1895
MonarchMeiji
Preceded byOzawa Takeo
Succeeded byPrince Komatsu Akihito
Personal details
Born(1835-03-17)March 17, 1835
Kyoto, Japan
DiedJanuary 15, 1895(1895-01-15) (aged 59)
Kobe, Japan
AwardsCollar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1867–1895
RankGeneral
CommandsImperial Japanese Army
Battles/wars

Taruhito, Prince Arisugawa (有栖川宮熾仁親王, Arisugawa-no-miya Taruhito-Shinnō, March 17, 1835 – January 15, 1895) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who became the 9th head of the Arisugawa-no-miya (有栖川宮家) line of shinnōke cadet branches of the Imperial Family of Japan on September 9, 1871.