Emperor of China

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head of state hereditary ruler monarchical title sovereign

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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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Emperor of China canonical 17
the Emperor of China 3
Chinese emperors 2

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
hereditary ruler ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
sovereign ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial China ⓘ
surface form: Chinese Empire
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 ⓘ
Privy Seal of Japan ⓘ
surface form: Imperial seal
translatedAs Emperor ⓘ
Son of Heaven ⓘ
usedByDynasty Han dynasty ⓘ
Jin dynasty ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qin dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
Song dynasty ⓘ
Sui dynasty ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
Yuan dynasty ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

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 China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Ming dynasty
Imperial Garden → builtFor → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinese emperors
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests → associatedWith → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinese emperor
Puyi → title → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Great Qing
Chinese Buddhism → patronizedBy → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinese emperors
Yuan Shikai → positionHeld → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Empire 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 China ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Great Qing
Governor-General of Huguang → subordinateTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
Li Shang → loyalTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Emperor of China (fictional)
Shan Yu → enemyOf → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Emperor of China
Shan Yu → threatens → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Emperor of China
Chi-Fu → loyalTo → Emperor of China ⓘ
this entity surface form: the 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 ⓘ
Third Class, First Grade → conferringAuthority → Emperor of China ⓘ