Dragon throne

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The Dragon Throne is the traditional imperial seat and emblem of supreme authority and sovereignty of the Chinese emperor.

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Dragon throne canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese cultural symbol ⓘ
symbol of imperial authority ⓘ
throne ⓘ
associatedConcept Son of Heaven ⓘ
associatedSymbol five-clawed dragon ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor of China ⓘ
category Chinese imperial regalia ⓘ
symbols of national sovereignty ⓘ
thrones ⓘ
ChineseName 龍位 ⓘ
龍座 ⓘ
龍椅 ⓘ
color gold ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalContext Chinese imperial tradition ⓘ
dynasty Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
function seat of the emperor during formal occasions ⓘ
visual focus of the throne room ⓘ
hasMotif clouds ⓘ
dragon ⓘ
imperial emblems ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn Forbidden City ⓘ
imperial palace ⓘ
throne hall ⓘ
materialSymbolOf Chinese monarchy ⓘ
metonymFor Chinese imperial government ⓘ
imperial office ⓘ
relatedConcept Forbidden City throne hall ⓘ
Mandate of Heaven ⓘ
imperial throne ⓘ
represents centralized imperial rule ⓘ
the imperial institution ⓘ
the person of the emperor ⓘ
statusAfter1912 no longer in official use ⓘ
symbolizes Mandate of Heaven ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ
legitimacy of the emperor ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ
supreme authority ⓘ
timePeriod Imperial China ⓘ
usedBy Chinese emperors ⓘ
usedIn audiences with officials ⓘ
imperial court ceremonies ⓘ
state rituals ⓘ

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Emperor of China → symbolizedBy → Dragon throne ⓘ