Taewonsu

Taewonsu
Grand marshal
Shoulder boards for the rank of taewŏnsu
Country North Korea
Service branch Korean People's Army
FormationApril 1992
Next higher rankNone
Next lower rankKonghwaguk Wonsu[a]
(Marshal of the Republic)
Taewonsu
Chosŏn'gŭl
대원수
Hancha
Revised RomanizationDaewonsu
McCune–ReischauerTaewŏnsu

Taewonsu (대원수, lit.'grand marshal') is the highest possible military rank of North Korea and is intended to be an honorific title for Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. It is often confused with Marshal of the Republic and Marshal of the Korean People's Army, but ranks above both.[1] The rank is senior to that of Wonsu. The title also exists in Chinese military history as dàyuánshuài (same Sino-Korean characters 大元帥), and was briefly taken by Sun Yat-sen.[2][3]


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  1. ^ Yi, Wonju (28 April 2022). "S. Korea urges N. Korea to stop escalating tensions over Kim's pledge to bolster nuclear power". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. ^ The People's Liberation Army as organization: reference volume v 1.0 - Volume 1 - Page 30 James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang, Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation) - 2002 "Rank Categories - Ranks 1. Generalissimo (dayuanshuai) 2. Marshal (yuanshuai) 3. General Grade (jiangguan).. "
  3. ^ China this century - Page 169 Rafe De Crespigny - 1992 "In 1917 Sun Yatsen took for a time the title dayuanshuai, which basically means 'commander-in-chief ; though it is a general term rather than a military rank, it was translated as "

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