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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 01:03, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
... that Kinjirō Ashiwara(pictured), a self-proclaimed emperor, initially called himself a general? Source: For the "general" bit: Kawamura, Kunimitsu (1990). 幻視する近代空間 迷信・病気・座敷牢, あるいは歴史の記憶 [Illusions of Modern Space: Superstition, Disease, Prison, or Historical Memory] (in Japanese). Seikyūsha. p. 147. この翌年の一八七五年(明治八)頃より、「芦原将軍」と自称しだし、精神変調がすすん (...) For the "emperor" bit: Ogawa, Kandai (2014). "「葦原将軍」というトリックスター 稀代のニセ軍人が愛された理由" [Trickster "General Ashiwara": Why the Rare Fake Military Man Was Loved]. 昭和「軍人」列伝 [Biographies of Showa-Era Military People]. 別冊宝島 (in Japanese). Vol. 2156. Takarajimasha. p. 104. ISBN978-4800225238. 昭和に入ると、葦原は将軍どころか「天皇」を自称するようになる。会う人に、自分でつくった「勅語」なるものが書かれた紙を売りつけたりもするようになった。
For the "general" bit: Kawamura, Kunimitsu (1990). 幻視する近代空間 迷信・病気・座敷牢, あるいは歴史の記憶 [Illusions of Modern Space: Superstition, Disease, Prison, or Historical Memory] (in Japanese). Seikyūsha. p. 147. 
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Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:19, 29 May 2023 (UTC)