In the early Meiji period, candidates for the appointing authority of Hyobukyo (Minister for Military Affairs), which was the Military Minister at that time, were limited only to ranks 'higher than Shosho (major general)'. |
日本では、明治時代の初め、当時の軍部大臣に当たる兵部卿の補任資格を「少将以上」の者に限っていた。 |