House of Yamato

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The House of Yamato is Japan’s imperial dynasty, traditionally regarded as the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
House of Yamato canonical 21
Yamato court 5
Yamato Japanese 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hereditary monarchy
imperial dynasty
royal house
alliedInstitution Imperial Household Agency
alsoKnownAs Imperial House of Japan
Japanese imperial family
Yamato dynasty
associatedReligion State Shinto (historical)
linked to: State Shinto
capitalCurrent Tokyo
capitalHistoric Heian-kyō
linked to: Kyoto

Yamato Province
linked to: Nara Prefecture
continent Asia
continuityStatus oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world
country Japan
countryRole imperial house of Japan
culturalRole symbol of Japanese continuity and tradition
currentHeadTitle Emperor of Japan
dynasticType patrilineal dynasty
governanceChange lost political sovereignty after World War II
governingDocumentModern Imperial Household Law of Japan
governingSystemHistorical absolute monarchy
governingSystemModern constitutional monarchy
historicalLegitimacyBasis mythological descent from sun goddess Amaterasu
languageCurrentlyUsed Japanese
languageTraditionallyUsed Classical Japanese
legalStatusModern symbol of the unity of the people
monarchTitle Emperor of Japan
Empress of Japan
mythologicalAncestor Amaterasu
notablePeriod Heian period
Heisei period
linked to: Heisei

Meiji period
Nara period
Reiwa period
linked to: Reiwa

Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era

Yamato period
recognizedBy Constitution of Japan
region East Asia
reignType hereditary
religiousAffiliationTraditional Buddhism
Shinto
residenceCurrent Tokyo Imperial Palace
residenceHistoric Kyoto Imperial Palace
roleInState ceremonial head of state of Japan
successionType agnatic succession (traditional)
symbol Chrysanthemum Seal
Imperial Seal of Japan
traditionalFounder Emperor Jimmu
traditionalFoundingDate 660 BC

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Referenced by (27)

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

Emperor Hirohito memberOfDynasty House of Yamato
Michiko memberOf House of Yamato
Akihito house House of Yamato
Masako Owada house House of Yamato
Emperor Taishō house House of Yamato
Princess Shigeko memberOf House of Yamato
Princess Kazuko ethnicGroup Yamato Japanese
linked to: House of Yamato
Princess Takako royalHouse House of Yamato
Emperor Meiji house House of Yamato
Princess Kiko house House of Yamato
Yoshihito house House of Yamato
Yamato period hasCentralGovernment Yamato court
linked to: House of Yamato
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino memberOf House of Yamato
Daijō-daijin appliesToJurisdiction Yamato court
linked to: House of Yamato
Prince Chichibu house House of Yamato
Prince Mikasa royalHouse House of Yamato
Princess Sachiko royalHouse House of Yamato
Prince Hitachi house House of Yamato
Yamato people associatedWithState Yamato court
linked to: House of Yamato
Old Japanese usedBy Yamato court
linked to: House of Yamato
Haruko houseOrDynasty House of Yamato
Kawashima Kiko house House of Yamato
Yamato people associatedWith Yamato court
subject linked to: Yamato
linked to: House of Yamato
Masahito, Prince Hitachi memberOfDynasty House of Yamato
subject linked to: Masahito
Princess Nori house House of Yamato
subject linked to: Princess Nori (Sayako Kuroda)
敬宮 royalHouse House of Yamato
House of Akishino parentHouse House of Yamato