Order of the Golden Kite
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The Order of the Golden Kite was a Japanese military decoration awarded for bravery, leadership, or command in battle during the Empire of Japan era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of the Golden Kite canonical | 34 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military decoration
ⓘ
order ⓘ |
| abolishedInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Imperial Japanese military honors system ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
bravery in battle
ⓘ
command in battle ⓘ leadership in battle ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
|
| classification | military order ⓘ |
| conferredBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| discontinuedBecauseOf | postwar abolition of Japanese military orders ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
members of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Emperor Meiji ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| establishedOnDate | 1890-02-12 ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
1st Class
ⓘ
2nd Class ⓘ 3rd Class ⓘ 4th Class ⓘ 5th Class ⓘ 6th Class ⓘ 7th Class ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
World War II
ⓘ
pre–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalChange | abolished under the 1947 Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | golden kite ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Empire of Japan era ⓘ |
| region | Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan ⓘ |
| scope | recognition of military merit in combat ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| symbolism | divine aid in battle ⓘ |
| typeOfAward | order of merit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
|
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heihachiro Togo
subject surface form:
Takeo Kurita
subject surface form:
Gunichi Mikawa
subject surface form:
Tōgō Heihachirō
subject surface form:
Keisuke Okada