Imperial China
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Imperial China refers to the long historical period of Chinese civilization ruled by successive dynasties, characterized by centralized imperial authority, Confucian bureaucracy, and rich cultural, technological, and artistic achievements.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese imperial court | 1 |
| imperial China | 1 |
| imperial Chinese governments | 1 |
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese history period
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civilization ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Republic of China ⓘ |
| follows |
Warring States period
ⓘ
Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeDivision |
counties
ⓘ
prefectures ⓘ provinces ⓘ |
| hasCapitalAtVariousTimes |
Beijing
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Chang'an ⓘ Hangzhou ⓘ Kaifeng ⓘ Luoyang ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Chinese imperial examination system
ⓘ
surface form:
Confucian bureaucracy
advanced metallurgy ⓘ agrarian economy ⓘ bureaucratic governance ⓘ centralized imperial authority ⓘ civil service examination system ⓘ dynastic succession ⓘ imperial capital cities ⓘ imperial examination curriculum based on Confucian classics ⓘ large-scale irrigation works ⓘ legal codes ⓘ mandate of heaven ideology ⓘ meritocratic scholar-official class ⓘ paper-based bureaucracy ⓘ state-sponsored Confucianism ⓘ tributary foreign relations system ⓘ use of Chinese characters ⓘ written classical Chinese language ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAchievement |
Grand Canal construction
ⓘ
Great Wall of China ⓘ
surface form:
Great Wall fortifications
classical Chinese poetry ⓘ development of porcelain ⓘ imperial architecture ⓘ invention of gunpowder ⓘ invention of paper ⓘ invention of printing ⓘ invention of the compass ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasCurrency |
metal coins
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
maritime trade
ⓘ
porcelain trade ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ silk production ⓘ tea cultivation ⓘ |
| hasEducationSystem |
private academies
ⓘ
state academies ⓘ |
| hasEliteClass |
literati
ⓘ
scholar-officials ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1912 CE ⓘ |
| hasFirstDynasty | Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| hasFormOfGovernment |
imperial autocracy
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Sinosphere
ⓘ
surface form:
East Asian civilizations
Japan ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| hasLastDynasty | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| hasLegalSystem | imperial law codes ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTechnology |
crossbow
ⓘ
fortified city walls ⓘ gunpowder weapons ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalTradition |
Legalism
ⓘ
Mohism ⓘ Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
surface form:
Daoism
folk religion ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 221 BCE ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| includesDynasty |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ Qin dynasty ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ Song dynasty ⓘ Sui dynasty ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | history of China ⓘ |
| usesTitleForRuler |
Huangdi
ⓘ
emperor ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Chinese imperial court
this entity surface form:
imperial Chinese governments
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Imperial China
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this entity surface form:
imperial China