Kempeitai

Summary

Kempeitai is a gendarmerie^[1]. Kempeitai ranks in the top 3% of gendarmerie entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,577 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kempeitai is in the country of Empire of Japan^[3].
• Kempeitai's instance of is recorded as gendarmerie^[4].
• Kempeitai's instance of is recorded as former entity^[5].
• Kempeitai's instance of is recorded as military police^[6].
• Kempeitai's military branch is recorded as Imperial Japanese Army^[7].
• Kempeitai is part of Imperial Japanese Army^[8].
• Kempeitai's Commons category is recorded as Kempeitai^[9].
• 1881 marks the founding of Kempeitai^[10].
• Kempeitai was dissolved in August 1945^[11].
• Kempeitai was part of the conflict World War II^[12].
• Kempeitai's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kempeitai^[13].
• Kempeitai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '憲兵隊'}^[14].
• Kempeitai's class is recorded as military police^[15].

Body

Founding

1881 marks the founding of Kempeitai^[10].

Identity

Kempeitai is part of Imperial Japanese Army^[8].

Dissolution

Kempeitai was dissolved in August 1945^[11].

Why It Matters

Kempeitai ranks in the top 3% of gendarmerie entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,577 views/month).^[2] Kempeitai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Kempeitai is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]