The period can be divided based on the background of the Governor-General: the early period of military governor-general, the period of civilian governor-general and the later period of military governor-general, and the tenure of each was two years and a half on average.
その出身より前期武官総督期、文官総督期、後期武官総督期に分類することができ、各総督の平均在任期間は2年半である。