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.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial China canonical | 22 |
| Chinese Empire | 4 |
| Chinese empire | 2 |
| imperial China | 2 |
| Chinese dynasties | 1 |
| Chinese imperial court | 1 |
| Chinese imperial dynasties | 1 |
| Han China | 1 |
| Imperial China (fictionalized) | 1 |
| Imperial Court of China | 1 |
| imperial Chinese governments | 1 |
| late imperial China | 1 |
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese history period
ⓘ
civilization ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Republic of China ⓘ |
| follows |
Warring States period
ⓘ
Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeDivision |
counties
ⓘ
prefectures ⓘ provinces ⓘ |
| hasCapitalAtVariousTimes |
Beijing
ⓘ
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 (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nessun Dorma (Fenway Sports Management assets may vary; ignore if uncertain)
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setting
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Imperial China
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subject surface form:
Nessun dorma
this entity surface form:
imperial China
this entity surface form:
Chinese imperial court
this entity surface form:
imperial Chinese governments
this entity surface form:
late imperial China
this entity surface form:
imperial China
this entity surface form:
Chinese Empire
this entity surface form:
Chinese Empire
this entity surface form:
Chinese Empire
this entity surface form:
Imperial Court of China
this entity surface form:
Imperial China (fictionalized)
this entity surface form:
Chinese Empire
this entity surface form:
Han China
this entity surface form:
Chinese empire
subject surface form:
Ruyi
this entity surface form:
Chinese imperial dynasties
subject surface form:
Hua Zhou