Daijō Tennō
E444541
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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jōkō (Retired Emperor) | 1 |
| Kōtaitei (Emperor Emeritus) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese imperial title
ⓘ
honorary title ⓘ retired emperor title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Insei system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jōkō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | title for a retired Japanese emperor ⓘ |
| successorConcept | Jōkō title in later periods ⓘ |
| TennōMeaning | Heavenly Sovereign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Japanese imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Heian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kōtaigō
this entity surface form:
Kōtaitei (Emperor Emeritus)
subject surface form:
Kōtaigō
this entity surface form:
Jōkō (Retired Emperor)