Daijō Tennō

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Daijō Tennō was the honorary title given to a retired Japanese emperor who continued to wield significant political and cultural influence from behind the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese imperial title ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ
retired emperor title ⓘ
associatedWith Insei system ⓘ
cloistered rule ⓘ
category Japanese imperial titles ⓘ
Titles of national leaders ⓘ
contrastedWith reigning emperor ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalFunction allowed retired emperor to retain cultural influence ⓘ
domain monarchy ⓘ
etymologyComponent Daijō ⓘ
Tennō ⓘ
exercisedPower behind the throne ⓘ
governanceStyle cloistered governance ⓘ
indirect rule ⓘ
governmentTypeAssociated hereditary monarchy ⓘ
grantedTo former emperor ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male ⓘ
hasStatus honorific ⓘ
post-abdication title ⓘ
historicalContext aristocratic dominance in Heian Japan ⓘ
historicalSignificance central to power structure of classical Japan ⓘ
influenced court politics ⓘ
imperial succession ⓘ
religious institutions ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
linkedInstitution Buddhist temples ⓘ
aristocratic families ⓘ
literalMeaning Cloistered Emperor ⓘ
Retired Emperor ⓘ
partOf Japanese imperial institution ⓘ
politicalFunction allowed retired emperor to retain political influence ⓘ
powerBase cloistered court ⓘ
monastic residence ⓘ
precondition abdication of the Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ
relatedConcept Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Jōkō ⓘ
role title for a retired Japanese emperor ⓘ
successorConcept Jōkō title in later periods ⓘ
TennōMeaning Heavenly Sovereign ⓘ
usedIn Japanese imperial court ⓘ
usedInPeriod Heian period ⓘ
Nara period ⓘ
classical Japan ⓘ
writingSystem kanji ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Emperor Go-Toba → title → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
Kōtaigō → contrastsWith → Kōtaitei (Emperor Emeritus) ⓘ
subject linked to: Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
linked to: Daijō Tennō
Kōtaigō → isDifferentFrom → Jōkō (Retired Emperor) ⓘ
subject linked to: Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
linked to: Daijō Tennō
Emperor Toba → title → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
Emperor Sanjō → title → Dajō Tennō (retired emperor) ⓘ
linked to: Daijō Tennō
Emperor Uda → title → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
Kōgō → contrastedWith → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
subject linked to: Kōgō (Empress)
Empress Jitō → title → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
Genmei → titleAtDeath → Daijō Tennō ⓘ
Toba-tennō → style → Daijō Tennō ⓘ