Emperor of China

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The Emperor of China was the hereditary monarch and supreme ruler of the Chinese empire, embodying both political authority and the traditional role of the "Son of Heaven" at the center of the imperial state.

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Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
hereditary ruler ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
sovereign ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Chinese Empire ⓘ
linked to: Imperial China
associatedConcept centralized bureaucracy ⓘ
tianxia ⓘ
ceremonialDuty offering sacrifices to Heaven ⓘ
performing state rituals ⓘ
ceremonialSite Temple of Heaven ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalRole patron of Confucianism ⓘ
protector of the empire ⓘ
endCause Xinhai Revolution ⓘ
establishment of the Republic of China ⓘ
endTime 1912 ⓘ
1917 ⓘ
firstHolder Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
genderRequirement typically male ⓘ
hasRole Son of Heaven ⓘ
commander-in-chief ⓘ
high priest ⓘ
supreme judge ⓘ
supreme legislator ⓘ
supreme ruler ⓘ
inheritsFrom King of Zhou ⓘ
languageOfName Classical Chinese ⓘ
lastHolder Puyi ⓘ
legitimizedBy Mandate of Heaven ⓘ
oversawInstitution Grand Secretariat ⓘ
censorate ⓘ
imperial examination system ⓘ
positionHeldInGovernment head of imperial bureaucracy ⓘ
head of the civil service ⓘ
head of the military ⓘ
powerStructure autocracy ⓘ
religiousStatus Son of Heaven ⓘ
mediator between Heaven and Earth ⓘ
residence Forbidden City ⓘ
Imperial Palace ⓘ
seatOfGovernment Beijing ⓘ
Chang'an ⓘ
Luoyang ⓘ
Nanjing ⓘ
startTime 221 BCE ⓘ
style Huangdi ⓘ
Tianzi ⓘ
succession primogeniture with flexibility ⓘ
symbolizedBy Dragon throne ⓘ
Imperial seal ⓘ
linked to: Privy Seal of Japan
translatedAs Emperor ⓘ
Son of Heaven ⓘ
usedByDynasty Han dynasty ⓘ
Jin dynasty ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qin dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ
Sui dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
Yuan dynasty ⓘ

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Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qing army → allegiance → Emperor of China ⓘ
Jianwen Emperor → positionHeld → Emperor of the Ming dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Imperial Garden → builtFor → Chinese emperors ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests → associatedWith → Chinese emperor ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Puyi → title → Emperor of the Great Qing ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Chinese Buddhism → patronizedBy → Chinese emperors ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Yuan Shikai → positionHeld → Emperor of the Empire of China ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Grand Council → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Grand Council → controlledBy → Emperor of China ⓘ
Grand Secretariat → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Huangdi → equivalentTitleInEnglish → Emperor of China ⓘ
court of Kublai Khan → titleOfRuler → Emperor of China ⓘ
Qing emperors → title → Emperor of the Great Qing ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Governor-General of Huguang → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Li Shang → loyalTo → the Emperor of China (fictional) ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Shan Yu → enemyOf → the Emperor of China ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Shan Yu → threatens → the Emperor of China ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Chi-Fu → loyalTo → the Emperor of China ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
Rinchinbal Khan → title → Emperor of China ⓘ
Zhu Gaochi → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
Prince of Cheng → titleHolderBecame → Emperor of China ⓘ
Emperor Xiaojing → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
Empress Zhang → spouseTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Prince of Xing → titleHolderBecame → Emperor of China ⓘ
Toghon Temür → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
Zhu Houcong → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
Fourth Class, First Grade → awardedBy → Emperor of China ⓘ
Empire of China (1915–1916) → leaderTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Daoguang Emperor → title → Emperor of the Great Qing ⓘ
subject linked to: Licheng
linked to: Emperor of China
Animal Sacrifice Pavilion → associatedWith → Chinese emperors ⓘ
linked to: Emperor of China
King of Han → successorTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Prince of Dai → successorOfficeOfHolder → Emperor of China ⓘ
Grand Councillors → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Liu Ruyi → fatherTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Ministry of Rites → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Junjichu → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Empress Xiaoming → spouseTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Yongxi → sovereignTitleDuringEra → Emperor of China ⓘ
Later Zhou → titleOfRuler → Emperor of China ⓘ
subject linked to: Hòu Zhōu
Empress Xiaogongren → spouseTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
Prince of Linzi → titleHolderBecame → Emperor of China ⓘ
Li Shang → loyalTo → the Emperor of China ⓘ
subject linked to: Captain Li Shang in Mulan
linked to: Emperor of China
Cui → associatedWithTitle → Emperor of China ⓘ
King of Qin → precedes → Emperor of China ⓘ
Fulin → title → Emperor of China ⓘ
Yinzhen → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
Li Zuo → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ