Viscount Tani Tateki 谷 干城 Tani Tateki Minister of Agriculture & Commerce In office 22 December 1885 – 26 July 1887 Monarch Emperor Meiji Preceded by -none- Succeeded by Hijikata Hisamoto Personal details Born March 18, 1837 Kōchi, Tosa province, Japan Died May 13, 1911 (aged 74) Awards Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Military service Allegiance Empire of Japan Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army Years of service 1871–1905 Rank Lieutenant General Battles/wars Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Taiwan Expedition of 1874 In this Japanese name, the surname is Tani. Tani Tateki (谷 干城, 18 March 1837 – 13 May 1911) was a statesman and lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in Meiji period Japan.