All under Heaven
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"All under Heaven" is a traditional Chinese concept denoting the entire world or realm under a legitimate universal ruler, often used to express claims of supreme political authority.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese philosophical concept
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political concept ⓘ traditional Chinese term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
supreme political authority
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universal kingship ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese political vocabulary
ⓘ
concepts of sovereignty ⓘ |
| centralTo | Chinese concept of world order ⓘ |
| citedIn |
classical Chinese texts
ⓘ
historical imperial edicts ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | particularistic or regional rule ⓘ |
| denotes |
the entire world
ⓘ
the realm under a legitimate universal ruler ⓘ |
| expresses |
claims of supreme political authority
ⓘ
claims of universal rule ⓘ |
| geopoliticalDimension | Chinese-centered world hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
cosmological order
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moral-political community ⓘ territorial domain ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 天下 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
tian (heaven)
ⓘ
xia (under, below) ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | all under heaven ⓘ |
| hasModernInterpretation | global order concept in contemporary Chinese discourse ⓘ |
| hasPinyin | tiānxià ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implies |
cosmological legitimacy of rule
ⓘ
universal sovereignty ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian political thought
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tributary system ideology ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Confucian political theory
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Legalist statecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandate of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativeDimension | ideal of unified world order ⓘ |
| originatedIn | ancient China ⓘ |
| presupposes |
existence of a single legitimate ruler
ⓘ
hierarchical relations between center and periphery ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
universal monarchy
ⓘ
world empire ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese emperors
ⓘ
imperial Chinese courts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese philosophy
ⓘ
Chinese political thought ⓘ imperial Chinese ideology ⓘ |
| viewedAs | moral community under a legitimate ruler ⓘ |
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