Prince It? Hirobumi (16 October 1841 ¡V 26 October 1909), born as Hayashi Risuke and also known as Hirofumi, Hakubun and briefly during his youth as It? Shunsuke, was a Japanese politician, Prime Minister and preeminent member of Japans genr?, an elite group of senior statesmen who dominated the Meiji oligarchy. After Japan emerged victorious over Russia, the ensuing Japan¡VKorea Treaty of 1905 made It? the first Japanese Resident-General of Korea.