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.

Emperor Toba → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

retired Emperor Sutoku → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Retired Emperor Sutoku

Emperor Go-Shirakawa → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Go-Shirakawa → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Yorihito → memberOfDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Crown Princess of Japan → associatedWith → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese monarchy

Crown Princess of Japan → usedByDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fushimi-no-miya → hasDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Mako → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Kiko → royalHouse → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

House of Akishino → memberOfDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Prince Akishino → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Go-Yōzei → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Battle of Toba–Fushimi → side → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Sugawara no Koreyoshi → affiliation → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Kanmu → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Kōnin → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Saga → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Yamabe → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Heizei → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Heizei → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Junna → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Michinaga → sphereOfInfluence → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Fujiwara no Michinaga

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Sesshō → appliesToJurisdiction → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Sesshō → associatedWithDynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fujiwara no Shōshi → court → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Fujiwara no Shōshi → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yamato dynasty (by marriage)

Emperor Ichijō → house → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Emperor Ichijō → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fujiwara no Seishi → court → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Emperor Sanjō → dynasty → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

Fujiwara no Kenshi → realm → Yamato dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Imperial Court of Japan

Emperor Go-Ichijō → royalHouse → Yamato dynasty ⓘ