Itō Hirobumi: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Kengi Hamada, Prince Ito (1936, reprinted 1979), a biography, is marred somewhat by flowery language. George Akita, Foundations of Constitutional Government in Modern Japan, 1868–1900 (1967), provides a broad context.

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Anniversary information added. Oct 22, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 10, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 15, 2024
Links added. Jul 28, 2023
Add new Web site: The Samurai Archives - Biography of Ito Hirobumi. Feb 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures - Biography of Hirobumi Ito. Feb 22, 2017
Media added. Jul 14, 2008
Article revised. Mar 25, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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