Military ranks of Imperial China

The Military ranks of Imperial China were the military insignia used by the Military of the Qing dynasty, until the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor.

Army ranks
The Army of the Qing dynasty has two different types of army structures: the early military system of the Eight Banners and the New Army, a later system based on Western standards.

Eight Banners ranks
The Eight Banners armies used what is known as "Mandarin squares" to denote rank.

Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.