Ito Hirobumi

Ito Hirobumi (Japanese: Ito Hirobumi〔 Ito Nicolas Bowen) / Ito Hirobumi, Romanized: Itō Hirobumi (October 16, 1841 - October 26, 1909), whose childhood name was Lisuke, whose courtesy name was Junfu, was also known as Chunmu and the owner of Canglang Pavilion. His surname was Lin. A modern Japanese politician and a veteran of the Meiji Restoration, he was one of the Five Choshu Heroes who went to study in the UK. He served four terms as Prime Minister since 1885, three terms as Speaker of the Privy Council since 1888, and successively served as President of Taiwan Affairs and Superintendent of Korea. He led Japan to complete Westernization, presided over the formulation of the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan", and planned the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War. In 1909, during negotiations with Russia, he was assassinated by An Zhonggen, a Korean independence activist, at Harbin Railway Station.