Yamato dynasty

E470932

hereditary monarchy imperial dynasty ruling house

The Yamato dynasty is the imperial lineage that has traditionally ruled Japan, forming the world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy and serving as a central symbol of Japanese statehood and culture.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Imperial Court of Japan	9
Japanese monarchy	4
Yamato dynasty (by marriage)	1
Yamato imperial court	1
Yamato kingship	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hereditary monarchy ⓘ imperial dynasty ⓘ ruling house ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Imperial Household Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato court NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamato period NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic	unbroken imperial line (traditional view) ⓘ world’s oldest continuing hereditary monarchy ⓘ
constitutionalRole	symbol of the State and of the unity of the people ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalRole	guardian of Shinto ritual and shrines ⓘ patron of court literature and arts ⓘ
currentHead	Emperor Naruhito NERFINISHED ⓘ
eraSpanned	Asuka period NERFINISHED ⓘ Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Heisei period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ Reiwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Yamato Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder	Emperor Jimmu (legendary) NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital	Kyoto (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo (modern) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFemaleRulers	yes (historically several reigning empresses) ⓘ
hasTitle	Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennō NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalCenter	Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Chinese imperial models ⓘ Korean peninsular states NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalStatus	recognized in the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
locatedIn	Japanese archipelago ⓘ
powerStructure	often nominal sovereignty under shogunates ⓘ
practices	patrilineal succession (traditional) ⓘ
previousHead	Emperor Akihito NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Hirohito NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Shinto ⓘ
role	center of Japanese court culture ⓘ symbol of Japanese national unity ⓘ symbol of Japanese statehood ⓘ
startTime	3rd century CE (traditional scholarly estimate) ⓘ 660 BCE (traditional mythological date) ⓘ Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorForm	Imperial Household of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	Chrysanthemum Throne NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Seal of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Sacred Treasures of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesDynasticName	Yamato NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (83)

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

House of Kuni → associatedDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Takamatsu → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Higashikuni-no-miya family → memberOfDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Takamado family → monarchicHouse → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Ise Grand Shrine → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Imperial succession → appliesToDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Masahito → nobleFamily → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

睦仁 → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince of Japan → historicalAssociation → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Princess Morihiro Higashikuni → royalHouse → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince of Akishino → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Tennō → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Imperial court of Japan (historically) → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Imperial court of Japan

this entity surface form: Japanese monarchy

Emperor Kōmei → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Kōmei → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Takamado → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese monarchy

Takamado → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Yamato → associatedWithDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Yamato people

House of Asaka → associatedDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Princess Akishino → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Crown Prince of Japan → memberOf → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Ōjin → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Kōjun Kōgō → notableFamily → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Kuni Asahiko → hasDynasticHouse → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Kuni Asahiko → belongsToTradition → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese monarchy

Empress Genmei → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Hisahito → memberOfDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Nintoku → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Go-Toba → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Shoku Nihongi → primaryFocus → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yamato imperial court

Emperor Monmu → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Higashifushimi → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

House of Fushimi-no-miya → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Fushimi Kuniie → nobleFamily → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Empress Genshō → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Empress Genshō → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Shōmu → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Fushimi Sadanaru → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Kemmu era → associatedDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Kujō family → associatedWithInstitution → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Her Majesty the Empress Dowager → associatedDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Ōkimi → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yamato kingship

Shōken Kōtaigō → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fujiwara clan → relatedDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Kameyama → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Akishino → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Princess Arisugawa Yoriko → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fushimi-no-miya head → belongsToDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Chokusaisha → recognizedBy → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan