Gensui (元帥)

E266441

Gensui (元帥) was the highest military rank in the Imperial Japanese armed forces, roughly equivalent to a field marshal, bestowed as an honorific title for exceptional command and service.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese military rank
honorific title
military rank
abolishedWith dissolution of Imperial Japanese armed forces after World War II
appliesTo Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
associatedWithConflict First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I
World War II
conferredFor distinguished service
exceptional command
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
equivalentTo field marshal
five-star rank
higherThan taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy
taishō (general) in the Imperial Japanese Army
historicalEra Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era
honorificNature not part of normal promotion ladder
insigniaType special marshal-style insignia
kanjiForm 元帥
languageOfName Japanese
notableHolder Hajime Sugiyama
Hisaichi Terauchi
Isoroku Yamamoto
Nogi Maresuke
Osami Nagano NERFINISHED
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Prince Kan’in Kotohito
Shunroku Hata
Tōgō Heihachirō
linked to: Heihachiro Togo

Yamagata Aritomo
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Ōyama Iwao
promotionType honorary promotion
rankClass flag officer rank
general officer rank
romanization Gensui
selectionBasis personal appointment by the Emperor of Japan
status obsolete rank
symbolizes supreme military prestige in Imperial Japan
usedAs highest military rank in the Imperial Japanese armed forces
usedByBranch Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
writingSystem kanji

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ōyama Iwao militaryRank Gensui (Field Marshal)
linked to: Gensui (元帥)
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe honorificTitle Gensui (Marshal Admiral)
linked to: Gensui (元帥)
Shunroku Hata militaryRank Gensui (Japan)
linked to: Gensui (元帥)
Nozu Michitsura militaryRank Gensui (Field Marshal of the Imperial Japanese Army)
linked to: Gensui (元帥)
Hajime Sugiyama militaryRank Gensui (Marshal) of the Imperial Japanese Army
linked to: Gensui (元帥)