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
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