Japanese Resident-General of Korea

1905–1910 colonial position in Korea

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Resident-General of Korea
韓国統監
Flag of the resident-general
Longest serving Itō Hirobumi 21 December 1905 – 14 June 1909
Type	Resident general
Status	Abolished
Appointer	Emperor of Japan
Precursor	Emperor of Korea
Formation	21 December 1905
First holder	Itō Hirobumi
Final holder	Terauchi Masatake
Abolished	1 October 1910
Superseded by	Governor-General of Chōsen
Deputy	Deputy resident-general

Government building

The Japanese resident-general of Korea (Japanese: 韓国統監, romanized: Kankokutōkan; Korean: 일본의 대 한국통감, romanized: Ilbon-ui dae hangugtong-gam) was a post overseeing the Japanese protectorate of Korea from 1905 to 1910.

List of Japanese residents-general

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No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Head(s) of state	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Head(s) of state	Ref.
1		Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909)	21 December 1905	14 June 1909	3 years, 175 days	Meiji	^[1]^{[better source needed ]}
2		Sone Arasuke (1849–1910)	14 June 1909	30 May 1910	350 days		^[1]
3		Terauchi Masatake (1852–1919)	30 May 1910	1 October 1910	124 days		^[1]