Later the influence of Aritomo YAMAGATA increased and Masatake TERAUCHI and Giichi TANAKA formed Yamagata clique in the Army and they became mainstream in the Army.
後に陸軍では山県有朋の影響力が増大し、寺内正毅や田中義一らが山県閥を形成し、陸軍内の主流派となった。