Military rule

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US General Douglas MacArthur (left), military ruler of Japan 1945-1952, next to Japan's defeated Emperor

Military rule may mean several things in modern terms:

When a country or area is conquered after invasion and placed under Belligerent occupation, also known as Military occupation (see list of military occupations).
When a country or region is placed under martial law
At times it may also be a police state.
When a country is invaded or placed under military law
When a country is governed by a military dictatorship as with a junta or "The Generals" or under a powerful Generalissimo
When a country or region is judged by a military tribunal
When a military applies a Court-martial and Nonjudicial punishment
When specific laws are applied in a military context as in the US Uniform Code of Military Justice by the Judge Advocate General's Corps

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Military rule

See also: Military rule, Belligerent occupation, Court-martial, Generalissimo, Invasion, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Junta, List of military occupations, Martial law