taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy
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Taishō was a senior flag-officer rank in the Imperial Japanese Navy, equivalent to a full admiral and one of the highest regular naval ranks below the exalted marshal-admiral grade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| taishō (admiral) in the Imperial Japanese Navy canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ naval rank ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | dissolution of Imperial Japanese Navy in 1945 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Combined Fleet command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| distinctFrom |
Rikugun taishō (Imperial Japanese Army general)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gensui (marshal-admiral) ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
admiral
ⓘ
full admiral ⓘ |
| etymology | Japanese term literally meaning “great general” or “great commander” ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | primarily male officers (historical context) ⓘ |
| gradeLevel | senior flag officer ⓘ |
| higherRankThan | chūjō (Imperial Japanese Navy vice admiral) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–World War II Japanese military system ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| lowerRankThan | gensui kaigun taishō (marshal-admiral) ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | navy ⓘ |
| NATOequivalent | OF-9 ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Navy rank structure ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | one of the highest regular ranks in Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| promotionFrom | chūjō (vice admiral) ⓘ |
| promotionTo | gensui kaigun taishō (marshal-admiral, by special appointment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankGroup |
flag officer
ⓘ
flag ranks of Imperial Japan ⓘ |
| rankInsigniaType |
shoulder boards
ⓘ
sleeve stripes ⓘ |
| relatedRank |
chūjō (vice admiral)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kaigun taisa (captain) ⓘ shōshō (rear admiral) ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct rank ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Meiji period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shōwa period (pre-1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
fleet
ⓘ
large naval formation ⓘ naval district ⓘ |
| usedFor | senior career officers ⓘ |
| usedIn | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gensui