▁active ▁in ▁the ▁found ing ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁of ▁Man ch u ku o . ▁After ▁a ▁st int ▁as ▁Ins pect or - General ▁of ▁Military ▁Training ▁( 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ), ▁he ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Man ch uria ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁as ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Man ch u ku o ▁Imperial ▁Army , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁holding ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁K w ant ung ▁Army ▁and ▁Governor ▁of ▁K w ant ung ▁Le ased ▁Territ ory . ▁As ▁Amb assador ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary ▁to ▁Emperor ▁H iro h ito , ▁Mut ō ▁signed ▁the ▁Japan - Man ch u ku o ▁Pro tocol ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁super vised ▁Operation ▁N ek ka , ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Je hol . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁G ens ui . ▁ ▁Di agn osed ▁with ▁j au nd ice , ▁Mut ō ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁H s inking , ▁Man ch u ku o . ▁His ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁dans h aku ▁( bar on ) ▁was ▁post hum ous , ▁as ▁were ▁his ▁awards ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁K ite ▁( 1 st ▁class ) ▁and ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ising