Order of The Golden Kite

Order Of The Golden Kite

The Order of the Golden Kite (金鵄勲章, Kinshi Kunsho?) was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu Tennō, the Romulus of Japan." It was officially abolished by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers of Occupied Japan in 1947 after World War II.

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