Chrysanthemum flag

…Furthermore, in February, the Tosei Daitoku-fu was established, Prince Arisugawa Taruhito was appointed as the Daitoku-fu, and the Shodo-Sotoku-fu was established. The Imperial Army was given the Chrysanthemum Flag (Kinen no Gobata) and the command system was also established. The Shodo-Sotoku-fu had broad authority over military orders and administration, and influential figures from the Satsuma and Choshu clans, among others, joined as staff officers to guide the war effort. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Chrysanthemum Flag" is listed below.

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…さらに2月，東征大総督府が置かれ，大総督に有栖川宮熾仁（たるひと）親王が任命され，諸道総督府が設置された。ここに官軍は菊章旗(錦の御旗)を得，指揮体系もととのった。諸道総督府は，広範な軍令･軍政の権限を持ち，薩摩藩や長州藩などの実力者が参謀として加わり，戦局を指導した。…

※「菊章旗」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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