Da yuan shuai

Shoulder boards for the proposed PLA rank da yuan shuai ("generalissimo")

Da yuan shuai (ta yuan shuai; Chinese: 大元帥; pinyin: dà yuán shuài; Wade–Giles: ta⁴ yüan² shuai⁴) was a Chinese military rank, usually translated as grand marshal or generalissimo.

During the early Republic of China, the rank of "grand marshal of the army and navy" (陸海軍大元帥) was assumed by Yuan Shikai in 1913, Sun Yat-sen in 1917 and Zhang Zuolin in 1927.^[1]

The rank was replaced by the Nationalist Government with the "general special class" or "generalissimo" (特級上將) and awarded to Chiang Kai-shek in 1935.

The rank of "grand marshal of the People's Republic of China" (中華人民共和國大元帥) was proposed after the establishment of the People's Republic (perhaps for Mao Zedong), but was never conferred.

References

↑ Linda Pomerantz-Zhang (1992). Wu Tingfang (1842-1922): reform and modernization in modern Chinese history. Hong Kong University Press. p. 255. ISBN 962-209-287-X. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Highest military ranks

General officer Flag officer Air officer

Generalissimo Generalissimus of the Soviet Union Supreme Allied Commander Commander-in-chief Admiral of the navy General of the armies Generalfeldmarschall Mareşal Marshal of the air force Marshal of the Russian Federation Marshal of the Soviet Union Mushir Caudillo Magister militum Spahbed Ispahsalar Beylerbey Constable of France Domestic of the Schools Grand Domestic Shogun Dux bellorum Grand marshal Hetman Jenderal besar Polemarch Reichsmarschall Sardar Serasker Strategos autokrator First marshal of the empire Dai-gensui Taewonsu Voivoda Wonsu Marshal of Yugoslavia

Star officer grades

General officer Flag officer Air officer

By star ranks	Six-star rank (proposed) Five-star rank Four-star rank Three-star rank Two-star rank One-star rank

By titles	Generalissimo Generalissimus of the Soviet Union Supreme Allied Commander Commander-in-chief Admiral of the navy General of the armies Generalfeldmarschall Field marshal of India Mareşal Marshal of the air force Marshal of the Russian Federation Marshal of the Soviet Union Mushir Caudillo Magister militum Spahbed Ispahsalar Beylerbey Constable of France Grand Domestic Shogun Dux bellorum Grand marshal Hetman Jenderal besar Reichsmarschall Sardar Serasker Strategos autokrator First marshal of the empire Dai-gensui Taewonsu Voivoda Wonsu Yuan Shuai Da Yuan Shuai Marshal of Yugoslavia

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Da yuan shuai

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