Yuan shuai

Yuan Shuai (元帥) was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of da yuan shuai (大元帥), which corresponds to generalissimo, also existed.

Song Dynasty

• Yue Fei

Jin Dynasty

• Puxian Wannu

Republic of China

• Chiang Kai-shek
• Lu Rongting
• Tang Jiyao

People's Republic of China

Shoulder boards for the PLA rank yuan shuai (marshal), modeled after those of the marshal of the Soviet Union

The rank was awarded to ten veteran generals of the People's Liberation Army in 1955. However, it was abolished in 1965 and was never restored. The recipients of the rank were:

• Zhu De
• Peng Dehuai
• Lin Biao
• Liu Bocheng
• He Long
• Chen Yi
• Luo Ronghuan
• Xu Xiangqian
• Nie Rongzhen
• Ye Jianying

See also

• Other pronunciations of the characters 元帥
  • Gensui, the Japanese equivalent
  • Wonsu, the Korean equivalent
  • Nguyên soái, the Vietnamese equivalent
• Grand yuan shuai (大元帥), a rank higher than yuan shuai
  • Da yuan shuai in Chinese
  • Dai-gensui, the Japanese equivalent
  • Taewonsu, the Korean equivalent
  • Đại nguyên soái, the Vietnamese equivalent

External links

• PLA Figures at PLA Daily at the Wayback Machine (archived February 6, 2012)