Gensui (元帥)
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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)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gensui (Field Marshal of the Imperial Japanese Army) | 1 |
| Gensui (Field Marshal) | 1 |
| Gensui (Japan) | 1 |
| Gensui (Marshal Admiral) | 1 |
| Gensui (Marshal) of the Imperial Japanese Army | 1 |
| Gensui (元帥) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2434094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gensui (元帥) Context triple: [Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army), associatedTitle, Gensui (元帥)]
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A.
Rikugun Daijin
Rikugun Daijin was the title of the Japanese Army Minister, a key cabinet position overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.
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B.
Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan)
The Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan) was the highest-ranking professional officer and principal military strategist of the Imperial Japanese Army, responsible for directing its overall operations and planning.
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C.
Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima
Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and air commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II, noted for leading Japanese air operations in major late-war naval engagements.
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D.
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander in World War II, noted for leading major surface forces in the Solomon Islands campaign and other key Pacific naval operations.
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E.
Marshal of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps
The Marshal of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps is the highest-ranking military commander responsible for overseeing humanity’s Jaeger program and overall defense strategy against the Kaiju threat in the Pacific Rim universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gensui (元帥) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Rikugun Daijin
Rikugun Daijin was the title of the Japanese Army Minister, a key cabinet position overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.
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B.
Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan)
The Chief of the Army General Staff (Japan) was the highest-ranking professional officer and principal military strategist of the Imperial Japanese Army, responsible for directing its overall operations and planning.
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C.
Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima
Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and air commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II, noted for leading Japanese air operations in major late-war naval engagements.
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D.
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander in World War II, noted for leading major surface forces in the Solomon Islands campaign and other key Pacific naval operations.
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E.
Marshal of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps
The Marshal of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps is the highest-ranking military commander responsible for overseeing humanity’s Jaeger program and overall defense strategy against the Kaiju threat in the Pacific Rim universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| conferredFor |
distinguished service
ⓘ
exceptional command ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| equivalentTo |
field marshal
ⓘ
five-star rank ⓘ |
| higherThan |
taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
General (Imperial Japanese Army) ⓘ
surface form:
taishō (general) in the Imperial Japanese Army
|
| historicalEra |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Showa era ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
|
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Kan’in Kotohito
Shunroku Hata ⓘ Heihachiro Togo ⓘ
surface form:
Tōgō Heihachirō
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
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gensui (元帥) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gensui (Field Marshal)
this entity surface form:
Gensui (Marshal Admiral)
this entity surface form:
Gensui (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Gensui (Field Marshal of the Imperial Japanese Army)
this entity surface form:
Gensui (Marshal) of the Imperial Japanese Army