Masayoshi Matsukata Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Masayoshi Matsukata, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Japan.

2 records1897–18972 events1 places

Chronological biography

1897

Currency Act26 March 1897

Government / Government of Japan · Minister of Finance · Tokyo

The Currency Act authorises a gold standard funded partly by Chinese indemnity payments.

Gold Standard1 October 1897

Government / Government of Japan · Prime Minister of Japan · Tokyo

Japan implements the gold standard and defines the yen by a fixed gold content.

Titles and roles

Minister of Finance · Prime Minister of Japan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.